BURGLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they burgle ... he / she / it burgles

Past simple: burgled

Past participle: burgled

-ing form: burgling

Meaning:

Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

Synonyms:

burglarise; burglarize; burgle; heist

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "burgle" is one way to...):

rip; rip off; steal (take without the owner's consent)

"Burgle" entails doing...:

break; break in (enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

burglary (entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property)