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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Purloin

/pẽrl-oin'/ · Pur·loin · IPA /pɜːˈlɔɪn/
01 v. t. To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch.
imp. & p. p. Purloined; p. pr. & vb. n. Purloining
  1. 1.
    To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch.
    “Had from his wakeful custody purloined The guarded gold.” — Milton.
    “when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin ?” — Dryden.
02 v. i. To practice theft; to steal.
  1. 1.
    To practice theft; to steal.