thieve
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Etymology edit
From Middle English *theven (found in Middle English thevinge (“thieving”)), from Old English þēofian, ġeþēofian, ġeþīefian (“to thieve, steal”).
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Verb edit
thieve (third-person singular simple present thieves, present participle thieving, simple past and past participle thieved)
- (intransitive) To commit theft.
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commit theft
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