Definition of purloin Purloin
/pɚlɔjˈn/ - [perloyn] - pur•loin
We found 7 definitions of purloin from 5 different sources.
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What does purloin mean?
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- purloin (Verb)
To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal. - purloin (Verb)
To commit theft; to thieve.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- purloin (v. t.)
To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch. - purloin (v. i.)
To practice theft; to steal.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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purloin
pur-loin′, v.t. to carry off to a distance: to take for one's own use: to steal: to plagiarise.—v.i. to practise theft.—n. Purloin′er. [O. Fr. purloignier—L. prolongāre.]
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🔤- purloin, verb, present, 1st person singular of purloin (infinitive).
- purloin, verb (infinitive).
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