subripiō or surripiō

    subripiō or surripiō (imper. surpite, H.), ripuī (pluperf. surpuerat, H.), ruptus, ere    [sub+ rapio], to snatch away, take secretly, withdraw privily, steal, pilfer, purloin: quā re subripis, aufers Undique? H.: vasa ex privato sacro: libros: a Naevio multa, plagiarized.—Fig.: virtus, quae nec eripi nec subripi potest: actor, cui reus occulte subripi posset, could be rescued by trickery: me morti, H.: me mihi, H.: Crimina oculis patris, O.