burglarize C2+ Topic:Shopping & Services US /ˈbɝɡləˌraɪz/ UK /ˈbɜːɡləˌraɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to break into a building unlawfully in order to steal Thieves tried to burglarize the shop while the owners were away. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to break into a building... burgleroblootrifleransackplunderbreak in Word family Derived forms burglarizedburglarizing Related forms burglarburglaryburgle Etymology AI details From burglar + -ize; burglar is from Anglo-Latin burglator, perhaps from Medieval Latin burgare ('to break into a house'), from Late Latin burgus ('fortified town'). burgator Latin burgus la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics Shopping & Services Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # burglarize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈbɝɡləˌraɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɜːɡləˌraɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to break into a building unlawfully in order to steal ## Examples - Thieves tried to burglarize the shop while the owners were away. ## Synonyms - burgle - rob - loot - rifle - ransack - plunder - break in ## Derived Forms - burglarized - burglarizing ## Related Forms - burglar - burglary - burgle ## Roots and Affixes - Root: burgator - Root: burgus ## Etymology From burglar + -ize; burglar is from Anglo-Latin burglator, perhaps from Medieval Latin burgare ('to break into a house'), from Late Latin burgus ('fortified town'). ## AI Etymology Burglarize is from burglar + -ize; burglar is from Anglo-Latin burglator, perhaps from Medieval Latin burgare ('to break into a house'), from Late Latin burgus ('fortified town'). Important recorded forms include burgator (Latin) and burgus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers to break into a building unlawfully in order to steal. The wider family includes derived forms such as burglarized and burglarizing and related words such as burglar, burglary, and burgle. ## Topics - Shopping & Services - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown