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purloin

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  1. steal                 
 
pur.loin \(.)p*r-'lo.in, 'p*r-.\ vb [ME purloinen to put away, render 
   ineffectual, fr. AF purloigner, f]r. OF porloigner to put off, delay, fr. 
   pro- forward + loing at a distance, fr. L longe, fr. longus long - more at 
   PURCHASE : to appropriate wrongfully : FILCH  : to practice theft  - 
   pur.loin.er n