purloin vs steal

purloin is not a noun while steal is a noun.

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

As verbs, steal is a hypernym of purloin; that is, steal is a word with a broader meaning than purloin:

Other hypernyms of purloin include rip, rip off.

purloin (noun)	steal (noun)
	a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
	an advantageous purchase

purloin (verb)	steal (verb)
make off with belongings of others	steal a base
	move stealthily
	take without the owner's consent