From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishburglebur‧gle /ˈbɜːɡəl $ ˈbɜːr-/ verb [transitive] British English STEALto go into a building and steal things SYN burglarize American English We’ve been burgled three times.► see thesaurus at steal→ See Verb table
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burgle• He could not see too much that could be done quickly about the criminals who travelled from Wearside and Tyneside to burgle.• He was caught burgling the house of a police officer.• A jemmy might suggest the murderer had gone to burgle the premises.• There were far more profitable houses to burgle within a stone's throw of her own modest establishment.Origin burgle (1900-2000) burglar 