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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.
Use burglarize in a Sentence
Also, especially British, bur⋅glar⋅ise.

Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; burglar + -ize
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bur·glar·ize   (bûr'glə-rīz')   
v.   bur·glar·ized, bur·glar·iz·ing, bur·glar·iz·es

v.   tr.

  1. To enter and steal from (a building or other premises).

  2. To commit burglary against: The second-floor tenants have been burglarized twice.

v.   intr.
To commit burglary.
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Main Entry: bur·glar·ize
Pronunciation: 'b&r-gl&-"rIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ized; -iz·ing
: to commit a burglary at <burglarized the apartment>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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