/ pɜːˈlɔɪn; ˈpɜːlɔɪn; NAmE pɜːrˈl-; ˈpɜːrl-/ verb
[ vn ] purloin sth (from sb/sth) ( formal or humorous ) to steal sth or use it without permission
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense put at a distance ): from Anglo-Norman French purloigner put away, from pur- forth + loign far.