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purloin(verb) To steal, often in a violation of trust. Synonyms: cabbage, filch, pilfer, snarf, swipe, abstract, nobble, pinch, sneak, hook, liftUsage: Someone at the party purloined my emerald ring!
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In the same paragraph there was a reference to the claimant having “allegedly purloined” furniture destined for the executive assistant’s house and the effective barring, on security grounds, of the International Women’s Association from using the High Commission’s club facilities.
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(verb) To steal, often in a violation of trust.
Synonyms: cabbage, filch, pilfer, snarf, swipe, abstract, nobble, pinch, sneak, hook, lift
Usage: Someone at the party purloined my emerald ring!
...The Purloined Letter
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Purloin:
Steal (something).
"He must have managed to purloin a copy of the key"
Synonyms :
steal
thieve
take
take for oneself
help oneself to
loot
Oxford Dictionary
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Stealing secretly.
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