[verb] [T] [formal or humorous] - to stealHe was accused of purloining company profits.She complained that her daughter was always purloining her clothes."That's a nice pen. Where did you get it?" "Oh, I purloined it from the office."
PURLOIN
Meaning of PURLOIN in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012