purloining in English

verb

1

steal (something).

he must have managed to purloin a copy of the key

synonyms: steal, thieve, rob, take, snatch, pilfer, loot, appropriate, swipe, nab, rip off, lift, “liberate”, “borrow”, filch, snaffle, pinch, heist

verb

• steal, thieve, rob, take, snatch, pilfer, loot, appropriate, swipe, nab, rip off, lift, “liberate”, “borrow”, filch, snaffle, pinch, heist
• pilfer, snarf, hook, filch, swipe, cabbage, sneak, pinch, nobble, abstract, lift

Use "purloining" in a sentence

1. The party is up to its neck in a scandal over alleged illegal purloining of confidential police files on rivals.

2. From the child’s perspective, the Afikoman, (his purloining of it and the presents he will receive upon its return) is among the essential happenings and joys of Pesach night