burglarize
verb
bur·glar·ize
ˈbər-glə-ˌrīz 
also ˈbər-gə-lə-
burglarized; burglarizing
: to commit burglary
Examples of burglarize in a Sentence
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
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The pattern of athletes' homes burglarized while they were publicly scheduled elsewhere includes Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, and NBA stars Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers and Mike Conley Jr. of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 July 2025
On the third day of the trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell, accused of burglarizing her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes house, prosecutor Becker County Attorney Brian McDonald each called witnesses.
—Ingrid Harbo, Twin Cities, 17 July 2025
Police do not believe the victims were targeted, but that the home was randomly burglarized, sources said.
—Julie Sone, ABC News, 15 July 2025
Her sister’s family owns Academic Coffee, a cafe in downtown San Jose that was burglarized eight times in the past few years before switching to a cashless model, Cafe Manager Shaun Kim said.
—Isabelle Ling, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 July 2025
On the third day of the trial of Sen. Nicole Mitchell, accused of burglarizing her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes house, prosecutor Becker County Attorney Brian McDonald each called witnesses.
—Ingrid Harbo, Twin Cities, 17 July 2025
Police do not believe the victims were targeted, but that the home was randomly burglarized, sources said.
—Julie Sone, ABC News, 15 July 2025
Her sister’s family owns Academic Coffee, a cafe in downtown San Jose that was burglarized eight times in the past few years before switching to a cashless model, Cafe Manager Shaun Kim said.
—Isabelle Ling, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
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“Burglarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burglarize. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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burglarize
verb
bur·glar·ize
ˈbər-glə-ˌrīz
burglarized; burglarizing
: to break into and steal from
burglarize a house
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burglarize
transitive verb
bur·glar·ize
ˈbər-glə-ˌrīz
burglarized; burglarizing
: to commit a burglary at
burglarized the apartment
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