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purloin in Italian

purloin in Italian is rubare — purloin means (formal) To steal something, often by betraying someone's trust.

purloin in Italian

rubare
verb
(intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve.

What does "purloin" mean?

  1. verb (formal) To steal something, often by betraying someone's trust.
    "Probably my acquaintance, Mr Blank, therefore, would have been able, if he had so wished to do, to purloin the papers which he mentioned."
  2. verb (formal) To steal.
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purloin in a sentence

  • Probably my acquaintance, Mr Blank, therefore, would have been able, if he had so wished to do, to purloin the papers which he mentioned.

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What is "purloin" in Italian?
"purloin" in Italian is rubare. purloin means: (formal) To steal something, often by betraying someone's trust.
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