Definition
American spelling: to commit burglary against a building; to break in illegally and steal.
Etymology
From burglar + -ize (American verb-forming suffix). The -ize ending was influenced by Greek and Latin verbal formations and is standard in American English.
Kelly Says
Burglarize is actually a relatively recent word—it wasn't in common use until the 1800s as burglary became organized crime rather than individual opportunism.
Translations
CACatalà
robatori
ro-ba-to-ree
CSČeština
vloupání
v-looo-pa-nee
DADansk
indbrud
ind-brood
DEDeutsch
einbrechen
ayn-brek-en
ELΕλληνικά
αυτουργία
av-tour-gee-ah
FRFrançais
cambrioler
kamb-ree-o-ler
HUMagyar
betörés
be-to-resh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pencurian
pen-choo-ree-an
ITItaliano
rubare
roo-ba-reh
KO한국어
włamanie
vva-ma-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
pencurian
pen-choo-ree-an
NLNederlands
inbraken
in-braa-ken
NONorsk
innbrudd
in-brood
PLPolski
włamanie
vva-ma-nee
PTPortuguês
burglarizar
bur-glar-i-zar
RORomână
efracție
e-frak-thee-ah
SVSvenska
inbrott
in-broht
SWKiswahili
uhalifu
oo-ha-lee-foo
TAதமிழ்
தொகுப்பு
to-ku-ppu
TEతెలుగు
దొంగతనం
do-ng-ta-nam
TRTürkçe
hırsızlık
heer-shlee-zlik
UKУкраїнська
злочин
zlo-chin
VITiếng Việt
cưỡng đoạt
kwan-ng do-at
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-koo-th-wa-la