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单词 burglarizing
释义

burglarize

verb

bur·​glar·​ize ˈbər-glə-ˌrīz How to pronounce burglarize (audio)
 also  ˈbər-gə-lə-
burglarized; burglarizing

transitive verb

1
: to break into and steal from
burglarize a house
2
: to commit burglary against

intransitive verb

: to commit burglary

Synonyms

  • break in
  • burgle
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Example Sentences

the Watergate scandal began when Republican operatives burglarized the Democratic Party's headquarters in Washington, D.C. before they were caught, the thieves had burglarized dozens of houses around the city
Recent Examples on the Web Members of the Bully Boys and CoCo Boys gangs worked together to burglarize businesses and steal credit card terminals, law enforcement officials alleged. Cindy Carcamostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2022 On Monday, Garrard and another unidentified suspect allegedly tried to burglarize the house while the homeowner was inside of it. Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2022 Pack had to watch thieves burglarize the shop on his cellphone on two occasions. Matt Bruce, ajc, 12 Mar. 2022 The sheriff’s office said the three suspects who robbed Golden Gate Petroleum match three suspects who were caught on camera attempting to burglarize the Smoke Shop on Curry Street, about 4 miles away. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2022 Barry Croft, a Delaware truck driver whom prosecutors describe as a bomb maker, was convicted in 1994 of conspiring to steal cars and burglarize an apartment complex. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2022 The family did not know of anyone who would burglarize their home. cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022 The same man might have tried to burglarize other businesses previously, including a local pizza parlor where security video showed a man crawling on his belly, the station said. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2021 Investigators said the suspects saw Davey Blackburn, the woman's husband, leave his house and seized the opportunity to also burglarize the Blackburn home. Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Legal Definition

burglarize

transitive verb

bur·​glar·​ize ˈbər-glə-ˌrīz How to pronounce burglarize (audio)
burglarized; burglarizing
: to commit a burglary at
burglarized the apartment

burglarizing

verb

present participle of burglarize
1
as in robbing
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent the Watergate scandal began when Republican operatives burglarized the Democratic Party's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • robbing
  • invading
  • burgling
  • trespassing
  • breaking in
  • looting
  • plundering
  • sacking
  • ransacking
  • pillaging
  • marauding
  • ravaging
  • despoiling
  • sticking up
  • rifling
  • devastating
  • ripping off
  • holding up
2
as in burgling
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully before they were caught, the thieves had burglarized dozens of houses around the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • robbing
  • burgling
  • looting
  • knocking over
  • ransacking
  • ripping off
  • plundering
  • sacking
  • defrauding
  • pillaging
  • knocking off
  • stealing (from)
  • swindling
  • taking off
  • cheating
  • stripping
  • despoiling
  • exploiting
  • rifling
  • fleecing
  • mulcting
  • chiseling
  • hustling
  • mugging
  • shortchanging
  • plucking
  • spoiling
  • ravishing
  • bleeding
  • rooking
  • sticking
  • breaking in
  • stinging
  • squeezing
  • chiselling
  • skinning
  • sticking up
  • cozening
  • rolling
  • holding up
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