pilfer vs purloin

pilfer and purloin both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pilfer	No	No	Yes	No
purloin	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pilfer and purloin are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pilfer include abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pinch, snarf, sneak, swipe.

pilfer (verb)	purloin (verb)
make off with belongings of others	make off with belongings of others