Thieve
//θiːv// verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To commit theft. intransitive
- 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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