purloin

Meaning

1. To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
2. To commit theft; to thieve.

Synonyms

steal

pilfer

filch

pinch

abstract

nick

rob

thieve

swipe

lift

embezzle

strip

snitch

misappropriate

nip

nobble

peel

starve

bare

cabbage

clear

cop

👮

crib

defalcate

deprive

detect

discover

expose

hook

🪝

kidnap

shell

🐚

skin

snarf

sneak

uncover

scrounge

make off with

shoplift

walk off with

abscond with

help oneself to

help

abduct

heist

despoil

carry away

take

bag

deprive … of

deprive of

plagiarise

relieve

rifle

panhandle

rustle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɜːˈlɔɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English purloynen (“to remove”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman purloigner (“to put far away”), one of the variants of Old French porloignier. Doublet of prolong.