burgle
3 synonyms for burgle, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To break into a building and steal from it.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
burglarize
burglarise
Etymology
A back-formation from burglar, dating to 1867.
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