Definition of burglarize
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Verb
burglarize (third-person singular simple present burglarizes, present participle burglarizing, simple past and past participle burglarized)
- (chiefly North America) To commit burglary.
* 1922, Victor Appleton, Tom Swift And His Electric Locomotive, ch. 9,
This attempt to burglarize the house betrayed the caliber of the enemy.
* 2007, Robert Muirhead, "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 burglarize nearby cars.
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