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transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to put away, misappropriate, from Anglo-French purluigner to prolong, postpone, set aside, from pur- forward + luin, loing at a distance, from Latin longe, from longus long — more at purchase, long Date: 15th century to appropriate wrongfully and often by a breach of trust Synonyms: see steal • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. formal or joc. steal, pilfer. Derivatives purloiner n. Etymology: ME f. AF purloigner put away, do away with (as PUR-, loign far f. L longe) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ v formal or humorous to steal or borrow something without permission (Marek managed to purloin a copy of the house key.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1348, from Anglo-Fr. purloigner "remove," from O.Fr. porloigner "put off," from por- (from L. pro- "forth") + O.Fr. loing "far," from L. longe, from longus (see long). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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