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to burglarize

to burglarize

15 5.0
To enter a building without permission to steal things
  • verb
  • /ˈbɜrɡləˌraɪz/
  • US
translation icon : entrar a robar
  • Police are warning of roving gangs that are looting and burglarizing homes and businesses.
  • burglarized home
  • burglarized house
  • burglarized apartment

A tax bill you can't pay, Your house gets burglarized.

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Examples

  • "A friend of mine was burglarized a few weeks ago, so I got scared and had all these installed."

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Are you tired of being burglarized?

    Deathrow Gameshow (1987)

  • We'll say that we were burglarized or something.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Are you aware that your neighbour up the lane here was recently burglarized?

    Robot & Frank (2012)

  • A home out in Hillsdale was burglarized last night.

    Max Hell Frog Warrior (2002)

  • I think when Aaron's apartment was burglarized, a line had been crossed.

    The Conspiracy (2012)

  • She'd been burglarized last week and came to the office on Friday positively frantic.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • We've been burglarized.

    Redemption (2003)

  • "Barnaby," she said, "I don't believe we've conversed since I discovered I was burglarized." "No," I said, "we haven't."

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The police arrested a man for trying to burglarize a nearby home last night.

Synonyms

to rob
vsto burglarize
696 1.2

To take property illegally from other people using force or threats

focuses on entering a building illegally to steal rather than taking directly from someone
to break in
vsto burglarize
73 3.9

To enter a building or computer system without permission, often by force

centers on entering to steal specifically rather than simply gaining illegal access
to raid
vsto burglarize
60 3.4

To enter a place suddenly and steal things

is about entering illegally to steal, not necessarily in a sudden quick action
to heist
vsto burglarize
6 7.5

To steal valuable things from a building, usually by breaking in

focuses on illegal entry to steal rather than on planning or group effort
to burgle
vsto burglarize
  • UK
5 5.0

To enter a building illegally to steal things

is the same action but appears as an alternative form or variant

Antonyms

to protect
∞ 1.0

To keep someone or something safe from harm

How Serious

home invasion
  • NSFW
23 5.9
to burglarize
  • US
15 5.0
trespass
22 4.7

Surface Forms

burglarize infinitive
burgle infinitive
burglarized past
burgled past
burglarized past participle
burgled past participle
burglarizing present participle
burgling present participle
burglarizes third person singular
burgles third person singular

Morphology

burglarize = burglar (transparent) = burglar + ize

The verb is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ize' to 'burglar', yielding 'to act as a burglar' or 'to commit burglary', which is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

Burglarize comes from the noun burglar, a person who breaks into homes to steal, and the verb ending -ize, which turns a noun into the action 'to do what a burglar does'. So, to burglarize is to enter a building illegally to steal.