Thieve

//θiːv// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To commit theft. intransitive
  2. 2
    take by theft wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English *theven [found in Middle English thevinge (“thieving”)], from Old English þēofian, ġeþēofian, ġeþīefian (“to thieve, steal”).

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