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purloin

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  1. 1. v. t. To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To practice theft; to steal. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. make off with belongings of others Source: wordnet
  4. 4. To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch. Had from his wakeful custody purloined The guarded gold. Milton. when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin Dryden. To practice theft; to steal. Titus ii. 10. Source: webster
  5. 5. To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to takeby theft; to filch.Had from his wakeful custody purloined The guarded gold. Milton.when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin Dryden. Source: adambom
  6. 6. v:100 v make off with belongings of others Source: ecdict

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