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burglarize

[ bur-gluh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

burglarized, burglarizing.
  1. to break into and steal from:

    Thieves burglarized the warehouse.



verb (used without object)

burglarized, burglarizing.
  1. to commit burglary.

burglarize

/ ˈɜːɡəˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to break into (a place) and steal from (someone); burgle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of burglarize1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; burglar + -ize
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That comes in handy when he’s casing his neighbors' homes to figure out which ones to burglarize.

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On this series, Hamm, the Emmy award-winning “Mad Men” alumnus, plays Andrew, an abruptly fired hedge-fund manager and divorced dad who begins burglarizing his own affluent community to keep up his lavish lifestyle.

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Sherman shared alarming video from his residential security cameras of his home being burglarized at gunpoint by three men shortly after midnight March 30 — which happened to be the three-time All-Pro’s 37th birthday.

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Members of the Hindu community took to social media to express their concerns about the vandalism of temples, listening 10 in California and elsewhere that they said had been damaged or burglarized in recent years.

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A podcast host says he was on hold with 911 for almost an hour after his home was burglarized.

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