Befilch

/bɪˈfɪltʃ/ verb

To steal from or pilfer, possibly making someone filthy in the process of theft.

Combination of 'be-' prefix and 'filch' (to steal or pilch, meaning to plunder). 'Filch' itself may derive from Old English or Scandinavian sources meaning to seize. The 'be-' intensifies or transforms the base verb.

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