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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Then there’s the recent hooliganism of an OpenAI model, which escaped a testing environment, stole credentials of multiple private-company servers, then burglarized one to steal the answer to a problem-solving challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
He said he felt sorry for owners of the businesses in the area that been burglarized or vandalized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
It isn’t merely coincidental or surprising, as when the newscaster thoughtlessly reports, “Ironically, the jewelry store was burglarized on the same date last year.”
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
