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thieve

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thieve

  [theev] ,verb, thieved, thiev⋅ing.
Use thieve in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to take by theft; steal.
–verb (used without object)
2. to act as a thief; commit theft; steal.
Origin:
bef. 950; OE thēofian, deriv. of theōf thief (not recorded in ME)

Related forms:
thiev⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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thieve   (thēv)   
tr. & intr.v.   thieved, thiev·ing, thieves
To take (something) by theft or commit theft.

[Perhaps from Old English thēofian, from thēof, thief.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

thieve 
O.E. þeofian, from þeof (see thief). Rare in O.E., not common until 17c. Thievish "of or pertaining to thieves" is recorded from c.1450; meaning "inclined to steal" is from 1538. Thieving first attested 1530. Thievery is from 1568.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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