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purloin

/pɜːˈlɔɪn/

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verb

/pɜːˈlɔɪn/C2formal
  • ruГлагол, означающий украсть или взять нечестным путем, часто тайным или скрытым образом.

A verb meaning to steal or take dishonestly, often in a secretive or subtle manner.

  1. Steal or take dishonestlyC2formal

    To take something that belongs to someone else, typically in a secret or dishonest way.

    ruУкрасть

    • The thief purloined the jewels from the safe.
    • Someone purloined my wallet while I was distracted.
    • He was caught trying to purloin documents from the office.

    Synonymsabductappropriatefilchliftmisappropriatenickpilferpinchplunderrobsnatchstealswipethieve

    Antonymsbestowdonategiverestorereturn

Forms
  • purloined past participle
  • purloined past simple
  • purloining present participle
  • purloins third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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