purloin
[ per-loin, pur-loin ]
/ pərˈlɔɪn, ˈpɜr lɔɪn /
verb (used with object)
to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
verb (used without object)
to commit theft; steal.
Nearby words
purl, purler, purlieu, purlin, purlin plate, purloin, purpart, purparty, purple, purple bacteria, purple beech
Origin of purloin
1400–50; late Middle English purloynen < Anglo-French purloigner to put off, remove, equivalent to pur- (< Latin prō- pro-1) + -loigner, derivative of loin at a distance, far off < Latin longē
Related formspur·loin·er, nounun·pur·loined, adjective
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purloin
/ (pɜːˈlɔɪn) /
verb
to take (something) dishonestly; steal
Derived Formspurloiner, noun
Word Origin for purloin
C15: from Old French porloigner to put at a distance, from por- for + loin distant, from Latin longus long
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