Difference between Swipe and Purloin

What is the difference between Swipe and Purloin?

Swipe as a verb is to steal or snatch. while Purloin as a verb is to convert the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully.

Swipe

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To steal or snatch. To scan or register by sliding something through a reader. To grab or bat quickly.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; A sweep. A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club. A rough guess; an estimate or swag. Poor, weak beer; small beer.

Example sentence: 'The Devil's Dictionary' reads like a collection of great Twitter posts. And as people do with tweets, they can swipe Bierce's best lines and recite them as nearly their own. The reflected glory of reposting.

Purloin

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To convert the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully.To commit theft; to thieve.

We hope you now know whether to use Swipe or Purloin in your sentence.

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