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.