burgle

bur·gle

verb \ˈbər-gəl\

bur·gledbur·gling\-g(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of BURGLE

transitive verb

: burglarize

Examples of BURGLE

1. <someone burgled the lab when no one was there and let the animals out of their cages>
2. <the neighbors returned from vacation to find that their house had been burgled>

Origin of BURGLE

back-formation from burglar

First Known Use: 1870

Related to BURGLE

Synonyms: burglarize, break in

Related Words: invade, trespass; hold up, loot, plunder, rip off, rob, stick up; ransack, rifle; despoil, devastate, maraud, pillage, ravage, sack

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Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with BURGLE

gurgle