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thieve

verb
/θiːv/

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from þēofian
  2. inherited from *theven✻

Definitions

  1. To commit theft.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at thieve. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at thieve. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at thieve

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA