to steal; filch
Origin of purloin
Middle English purlognen from Old French purloignier from pur- (L pro-), for + loin, far from Classical Latin longe, longpurloin
pur·loin 
She will purloin her cousin's red shoes because they go perfectly with her outfit.
Purloin is to steal.
When you steal your cousin's shoes, this is an example of a time when you purloin the shoes.
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purloin
transitive verb
pur·loined, pur·loin·ing, pur·loinsTo steal, especially in a stealthy way. See Synonyms at steal.
Origin of purloin
Middle English purloinen to remove from Anglo-Norman purloigner pur- away ( from Latin prō- ; see pro- 1. ) loign far ( from Latin longē ) ( from longus long ; see del-1 in Indo-European roots.)Related Forms:
- pur·loin′er
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present purloins, present participle purloining, simple past and past participle purloined)
- To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- (intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve.
Origin
Anglo-Norman purloigner, one of the variants of Old French porloigner.
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