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burglarize

verb

  1. steal from
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Pronunciation: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡləɹaɪz/

verb

Etymology: From burglar + -ize (1829).

  1. To commit burglary.

    People who would now attempt to burglarize in top-boots, would be as mad as if they were to adopt that costume for picking pockets.

    [M]en exclaim against you as the most bungling of "cabbagers" ... that ever burglarised upon the property of Shakespeare!

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