purloin
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
purloins;
purloined;
purloining
purloins;
purloined;
purloining
Britannica Dictionary definition of PURLOIN
[+ object]
formal + humorous
:
to take (something that belongs to someone else)
:
steal
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He managed to purloin [=filch] a bottle of whiskey when no one was looking.
— purloined
adjective-
purloined [=stolen] love letters
