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purloin

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purloin /pɚˈloɪn/ verb
purloins; purloined; purloining
purloin
/pɚˈloɪn/
verb
purloins; purloined; purloining
Britannica Dictionary definition of PURLOIN
[+ object] formal + humorous
: to take (something that belongs to someone else) : steal

— purloined

adjective