Purloin
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- v.偷窃
- ［英］ v.偷窃 ( to appropriate wrongfully; steal)
- ［记］ pur ( 附近) ＋loin ( =long长久) -> 把附近的带到远方 -> 偷窃; 不要和purlieu ( 附近) 相混
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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: 15th century
- to appropriate wrongfully and often by a breach of trust
- Synonyms: see steal
- ? purloiner noun
