burglarize
verb (used with object)
to break into and steal from.
burglarized
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past participleof burglarize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof burglarize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
burglarizeverb (used with object)to break into and steal from.
Example Sentences
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Sielsch drove to a home that had been burglarized by a bear to install an electric mat on the back porch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
He also investigates stolen tractors and off-road vehicles, burglarized deer camps, and financial crimes, like a $2 million case that involved a man who took out bank loans on cows he didn’t own.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Pitt, who owns several properties across the globe, is understood to have been away from the dwelling when it was burglarized on the evening of June 25.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2025
Pitt is one of the latest celebrities to see their home burglarized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
Beholden to paying clients, they were widely seen as surreptitious figures who burglarized people’s secrets.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
