purloin

Meanings

Verb

make off with belongings of others
To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
To commit theft; to thieve.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English purloynen (“to remove”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman purloigner (“to put far away”), one of the variants of Old French porloignier. Doublet of prolong.

Synonyms

abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, snarf, sneak, swipe

Scrabble Score: 9

purloin is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
purloin is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
purloin is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

purloin is a valid Words With Friends word