purloin

1. (transitive, usually formal or humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.Examples: "Had from his wakeful custody purloined / The guarded gold."; "Probably my acquaintance, Mr Blank, therefore, would have been able, if he had so wished to do, to purloin the papers which he mentioned."; "The refreshment room was full of chatter and babble, which attracted everybody's envious glances. Some one had left his set in the middle of the dance, purloined a sandwich from the buffet, and was now chewing away proudly as he swerved and stamped, to the amusement of the rest."formalhumoroustransitiveusually

2. (intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve.Examples: "The Apostle expressly forbiddeth servants to purloin (Titus 2:10)."intransitive