- purloin
- \ \ see LONG
Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
purloin
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purloin — pur·loin /pər lȯin, pər ˌlȯin/ vt: steal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. purloin … Law dictionary
Purloin — Pur*loin , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purloined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Purloining}.] [OF. purloignier, porloignier, to retard, delay; pur, por, pour, for (L. pro) + loin far, far off (L. longe). See {Prolong}, and cf. {Eloign}.] To take or carry away for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purloin — Pur*loin , v. i. To practice theft; to steal. Titus ii. 10. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purloin — mid 15c., to put far away, from Anglo Fr. purloigner remove, from O.Fr. porloigner put off, retard, delay, from por (from L. pro forth ) + O.Fr. loing far, from L. longe, from longus (see LONG (Cf. long)). Sense of … Etymology dictionary
purloin — *steal, pilfer, filch, lift, pinch, snitch, swipe, cop Analogous words: abstract, *detach: *rob, plunder, rifle, loot, burglarize … New Dictionary of Synonyms
purloin — [v] steal appropriate, burglarize, cheat, defraud, embezzle, filch, heist, lift*, make off with*, misappropriate, pilfer, pillage, pinch*, plunder, poach, rip off*, shoplift, snitch, swindle, take, thieve; concept 139 … New thesaurus
purloin — ► VERB formal or humorous ▪ steal. ORIGIN Old French purloigner put away … English terms dictionary
purloin — [pər loin′, pʉr′loin΄] vt., vi. [ME purlognen < OFr purloignier < pur (L pro ), for + loin, far < L longe, LONG1] to steal; filch … English World dictionary
purloin — UK [pɜː(r)ˈlɔɪn] / US [pərˈlɔɪn] verb [transitive] Word forms purloin : present tense I/you/we/they purloin he/she/it purloins present participle purloining past tense purloined past participle purloined often humorous to steal something secretly … English dictionary
purloin — verb (T) formal or humorous to steal or borrow something without permission: Marek managed to purloin a copy of the house key … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
purloin — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to put away, misappropriate, from Anglo French purluigner to prolong, postpone, set aside, from pur forward + luin, loing at a distance, from Latin longe, from longus long more at purchase, long Date:… … New Collegiate Dictionary
