Theft
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English
Noun
Theft (plural Thefts)- The act of stealing property.
Verbs for Theft
accomplish—; acquire by—; apprehend for —; bewail—; charge with—; commit—; denounce—; disclose—; divulge—; forestall —; insure against—; penalize—; plan—; plot—; reveal—; uncover—; —baffles; — distresses; —impoverishes; —violates-
Thesaurus
acquisition, appropriation, boosting, burglary, caper, claiming, embezzlement, filch, filching, grab, heist, hijacking, job, larceny, lift, lifting, pilferage, pilfering, pinch, pinching, possession, purloining, reception, rip-off, robbery, robbing, score, shoplifting, snitching, steal, stealage, stealing, swiping, taking, taking away, taking possession, thievery, thieving, touch
Etymology
Old English þȳft, þēoft, earlier þīefþ, þēofþ, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō, from *þeubaz (“thief”). Cognate with Old Norse þeoft, þeofð and (obsolete) Dutch diefte. Compare thief, -th.
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