From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishburglarizebur‧gla‧rize /ˈbɜːɡləraɪz $ ˈbɜːr-/ verb [transitive] American EnglishSTEAL to go into a building and steal things SYN burgle British English→ See Verb tableOrigin burglarize (1800-1900) burglar
