thieve

(t̸hēv)

transitive verb, intransitive verb thieved, thieving

to commit, or get by, theft

Origin: via ME dial. < OE theofian < theof, thief

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tr. & intr.v. thieved thieved, thiev·ing, thieves thieves

To take (something) by theft or commit theft.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from Old English thēofian

Origin: , from thēof, thief

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