Associations to the word «Purloin»

Wiktionary

PURLOIN, verb. (transitive) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
PURLOIN, verb. (intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve.

Dictionary definition

PURLOIN, verb. Make off with belongings of others.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats