burgle
Translation
to burgle
Examples
Our house was burgled last week.
Our house was burgled last week.
He tried to burgle the office.
He tried to burgle the office.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to enter a place illegally to steal. Our house was burgled last week.
Similar Words
Synonyms: steal, rob, break into
Etymology
A back-formation from the noun 'burglar'. It describes what a burglar does.
Memory Tips
If you remove the '-ar' from 'burglar', you get the verb 'burgle'.