- purloin something (from somebody/something)
to steal something or use it without permission 偷窃；擅自使用 We purloined a couple of old computers from work. 我们从工作中偷走了几台旧计算机。
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘put at a distance’): from Anglo-Norman French purloigner ‘put away’, from pur- ‘forth’ + loign ‘far’.