purloin

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The Word of the Day for May 8 is:

purloin   \per-LOYN\   verb
     : to appropriate wrongfully and often by a breach of trust

Example sentence: 
     Carol discovered that Mike had purloined her idea for her essay and used 
it in his own paper.
 
Did you know? 
      "Purloin," "pilfer," and "filch" may just seem like fancy words for 
"steal," but each has a slightly different connotation. "Pilfer" implies 
stealing repeatedly in small amounts, as in this sentence: "It was months 
before her boss realized she was pilfering office supplies." "Filch" adds a 
suggestion of snatching quickly and surreptitiously (e.g., "He filched an apple 
from the tray"). "Purloin" stresses removing or carrying off something for 
one's own use or purposes ("She purloined the manuscript and tried to pass it 
off as her own work").





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