purloin
11 synonyms for purloin, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — (formal) To steal something, often by betraying someone's trust.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English purloynen ("to remove"), which was borrowed from Anglo-Norman purloigner ("to put far away"), one of the variants of Old French porloignier. It is a doublet of prolong.
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