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burglarize

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bur·glar·ize

   [bur-gluh-rahyz] verb, -ized, -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.

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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 note at rob).
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burglarize or burglarise (ˈbɜːɡləˌraɪz)
 
—vb
(US), (Canadian) (tr) to break into (a place) and steal from (someone); burgle
 
burglarise or burglarise
 
—vb

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burglarize
1871, from burglary (q.v.) + -ize.
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