verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To commit burglary. Canada, US, ambitransitive

   "People who would now attempt to burglarize in top-boots, would be as mad as if they were to adopt that costume for picking pockets."

2. 2
   commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

burglebreakburglariseburglefilchflog

Example

More examples

"Tom devised a plan to burglarize Mary's house."

Etymology

From burglar + -ize (1829).

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