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verb (burglariz, ing)
- (mainly, US) To enter and commit theft from a house, building, or other enclosed place.
- 1922, w:Victor_Appleton, Victor Appleton, Tom Swift And His Electric Locomotive, ch. 9,
- :This attempt to the house betrayed the caliber of the enemy.
- 2007, Robert Muirhead, "http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19115518&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=569429&rfi=6 Man sent to prison for robbing woman at gunpoint," JournalInquirer?.com (CT), 14 Dec.,
- :Police said they believed the woman interrupted Harvey as he attempted to nearby cars.
Etymology: (1871) burglar + -ize
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