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third-person singular simple present burglarizes, present participle burglarizing, simple past and past participle burglarized
(transitive, intransitive, chiefly Canada, US) To commit burglary. quotations examples
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.
1829 July 5, [ William Hazlitt ?], “The Advantages of Committing Burglary in cuerpo Elucidated”, in The Atlas, London, page 442
[M]en exclaim against you as the most bungling of "cabbagers" ... that ever burglarised upon the property of Shakespeare!
1839 December 7, "Mustard-Seed", “To Sir Charles Shaw, K. C. T. S., &c., &c.”, in Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, Manchester, page 6
In this dilemma there were but two resources open to the infuriated stewards, -- one to carry the key vi et armis; the other, to burglarize the cellar.
1840 May 1, "Shamrock", “Steeple-Chasing in Ireland”, in The Sporting Review, London, page 364
Deaseley Brothers & Dodge, wholesale dry goods store, was burglarized last night, and three thousand dollars worth of silks taken. No arrests.
1856 November 1, Louisville Daily Courier, Louisville, KY, page 3
I also told you my house had been thoroughly burglarized three times,
1856 December 16, "The London Scoundrel", “A Plea for the Gallows (Letter to the Editor)”, in The Times, London, page 10
We see in a telegraphic despatch from across the boundary line that a store was "burglarized" a short time ago.
1865 September, Upper Canada Law Journal, Toronto, page 228
Burglarize, to, a term creeping into journalism... The word has a dangerous rival in the shorter burgle.
1872, M. Schele De Vere, Americanisms: The English of the New World, New York: Charles Scribner, page 587
During a recent burglary epidemic a police superintendent one night made a tour of inspection through the burglarised district.
1903 March 31, “From Day To Day”, in The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide, page 1
This attempt to burglarize the house betrayed the caliber of the enemy.
1922, Victor Appleton, chapter 9, in Tom Swift And His Electric Locomotive, New York: Grossett and Dunlap, page 82
Police said they believed the woman interrupted Harvey as he attempted to burglarize nearby cars.
2007 December 14, Robert Muirhead, “Man sent to prison for robbing woman at gunpoint”, in Journal Inquirer.com, Connecticut, page 228