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burglarize
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Burglarize
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bur·glar·ize
/
ˈbɜr
gləˌraɪz
/
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[
bur
-gl
uh
-rahyz
]
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verb,
bur·glar·ized,
bur·glar·iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to
break
into and steal from:
Thieves burglarized the warehouse.
verb (used without object)
2.
to commit
burglary
.
Also,
especially British,
bur·glar·ise.
Origin:
1870–75,
Americanism;
burglar
+
-ize
Related forms
un·bur·glar·ized,
adjective
Can be confused:
burglarize,
mug
,
rip off
,
rob
,
steal
(see synonym study at
rob
).
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World English Dictionary
burglarize
or
burglarise
(ˈbɜːɡləˌraɪz)
—
vb
(
US
), (
Canadian
) (
tr
) to break into (a place) and steal from (someone); burgle
burglarise
or
burglarise
—
vb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
burglarize
1871, from
burglary
(q.v.) +
-ize
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
They also
burglarize
houses where people are known to have money and jewelry in
the house.
Police detectives believe these decorations may be a contributing factor in the
selection of homes to
burglarize
.
Dealers, or abusers themselves, who
burglarize
pharmacies.
Upon arrival, once they determined that no one was in the residence, the boys
agreed to
burglarize
it.
The witness believed that the suspects were about to
burglarize
the residence.
He indicated that he had originally planned only to
burglarize
the house in order to find money to pay his truck note.
Criminals can access your vehicle and use the remote entry to
burglarize
your house.
The spies rent a house in order to
burglarize
each house in the neighborhood until they locate the car.
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