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(bɜːʳgəl)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense burgles, present participle burgling, past tense, past participle burgled
verb
If a building is burgled, a thief enters it by force and steals things.
[British]
I found that my flat had been burgled. [be VERB-ed]
I thought we had been burgled. [be VERB-ed]
Two teenagers burgled the home of Mr Jones's mother. [VERB noun]
regional note: in AM, use burglarize
Synonyms: rob, raid, loot, steal from More Synonyms of burgle

burgle in British English

(ˈbɜːɡəl)
verb
to commit burglary upon (a house, etc)

burgle in American English

(ˈbɜrgəl)
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈburgled or ˈburgling
Informal
to burglarize or commit burglary
Word origin
back-form. < burglar

Examples of 'burgle' in a sentence
burgle

Two days before his death, his house was burgled while he was sleeping.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But he wants to leave his handout Swansea flat after being burgled.
The Sun (2016)
Meanwhile, if your house is burgled, you are held in a queue and your call will be answered shortly.
The Sun (2016)
My family home was burgled three years ago.
The Sun (2011)
She knew about crime because she had been burgled twice prior to moving to her present home.
Stanko, Elizabeth Everyday Violence (1990)
While on holiday last year her house was burgled.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The house was burgled for laptops before the fire.
The Sun (2012)
There are also robots that will make sure that your home isn't burgled in your absence.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But after the good bishop delivered his tribute, he went home to a burgled house.
The Sun (2013)
Many people have their houses burgled and it's a traumatic experience.
The Sun (2013)
Friends said that the couple had been burgled twice at the house, most recently about ten years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
If your house is burgled you dial 999 and the police will take over the situation and assist you.
Lashford, Stephanie The Residue Report - an action plan for safer food (1988)
We've only been burgled twice.
Atterbury, Paul Exploring Britain's Canals (1994)
And his house was burgled.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
FAMILIES who brag online about their holidays face having insurance claims rejected if their homes are burgled when they are away.
The Sun (2015)
My house was burgled while I was on holiday.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The flat - burgled days earlier - was then torched.
The Sun (2008)
But when they emerge from the bedroom, they find the flat 's been burgled!
The Sun (2010)
And the Metropolitan Police were so patient after her flat was burgled three times in a row.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He added: 'I have been burgled twice.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The couple's troubles began after they moved to Spain and their home was burgled twice in a weekend.
The Sun (2016)
A PRISON officer has stopped working at a jail because one of the lags burgled his home.
The Sun (2010)

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burgle

British English: burgle /ˈbɜːɡl/ VERB
If a house is burgled, someone breaks in and steals things.
My flat had been burgled.
  • American English: burgle
  • Arabic: يَسْطُو
  • Brazilian Portuguese: assaltar
  • Chinese: 偷窃
  • Croatian: provaliti
  • Czech: vyloupit
  • Danish: begå indbrud i
  • Dutch: inbreken
  • European Spanish: robar
  • Finnish: tehdä murtovarkaus
  • French: cambrioler
  • German: einbrechen
  • Greek: παραβιάζω
  • Italian: svaligiare
  • Japanese: 泥棒に入る
  • Korean: 강도질하다
  • Norwegian: bryte (seg) inn
  • Polish: włamać się
  • European Portuguese: assaltar
  • Romanian: a jefui
  • Russian: совершать кражу со взломом
  • Latin American Spanish: robar
  • Swedish: göra inbrott
  • Thai: บุกเข้ามาขโมยของ
  • Turkish: soymak
  • Ukrainian: здійснювати крадіжку зі зломом
  • Vietnamese: ăn trộm

(verb) 
Definition
to break into (a house, shop, etc.)
I thought we had been burgled.
Synonyms
rob
A man who tried to rob a bank was sentenced yesterday.
raid
The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks.
loot
Gangs began breaking windows and looting shops.
steal from
plunder
They plundered and burned the town.
ransack
Demonstrators ransacked and burned the house where he was staying.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of loot
Definition
to steal (money or goods) during war or riots
Gangs began breaking windows and looting shops.
Synonyms
plunder,
rob,
raid,
sack,
rifle,
ravage,
ransack,
pillage,
despoil (formal)
in the sense of plunder
Definition
to seize (valuables or goods) from (a place) by force, usually in wartime
They plundered and burned the town.
Synonyms
loot,
strip,
sack,
rob,
raid,
devastate,
spoil,
rifle,
ravage,
ransack,
pillage,
despoil (formal)
in the sense of raid
Definition
to sneak into (a place) in order to steal
The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks.
Synonyms
steal from,
break into,
loot,
plunder,
ransack,
pillage,
sack

Nearby words of
burgle

  • burgeon
  • burglar
  • burglary
  • burgle
  • burial
  • burial ground
  • buried

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