Purloin
ahd-5
transitive verb.
To steal, especially in a stealthy way.
synonym
:
steal
.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To put off; prolong; delay.
To set back or aside; put away; remove.
To remove, carry off, or take for one's self; hence, to take by theft; filch; steal.
To practise theft.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intransitive verb.
To practice theft; to steal.
transitive verb.
To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
convert
the property of another, often in breach of trust; to
appropriate
wrongfully.
verb.
To
commit
theft
; to
thieve
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
make off with belongings of others
Word Usage
"Les Synonyms: dérober = to purloin chiper = to swipe, filch piquer = to pinch, to nick"
Form
purloined
purloining
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
steal
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Boyne
Burgoyne
adjoin
coin
conjoin
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
abstract
and
annex
appropriate
bag
verb-form
purloined
purloining
purloins