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Purloin

Purloin | Purloined

Purloin meaning

To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal. | To commit theft; to thieve.

Example sentences (1)

Matt Fitzpatrick will defend the title he’s won for two years running, but a strong field of rivals, from Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood to Sergio Garcia and Danny Willett, will be out to purloin his crown.