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Definition of purloin verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

purloin

verb

NAmE//pərˈlɔɪn//

purloin something (from somebody/something) (formal or humorous)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they purloin

he / she / it purloins

past simple purloined

-ing form purloining

to steal something or use it without permission

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