Definition of Burglarise

1. Verb. Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling.

Exact synonyms: Burglarize, Burgle, Heist
Generic synonyms: Steal
Entails: Break, Break In
Derivative terms: Burglar, Burglary, Burglary, Heist, Heist

Definition of Burglarise

1. Verb. To commit burglary. ¹

2. Verb. (alternative spelling of burglarize) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Burglarise

burghmote
burghmotes
burghs
burghul
burghuls
burgish
burglar
burglar alarm
burglar alarms
burglared
burglarer
burglarers
burglaries
burglarious
burglariously
burglarise
burglarised
burglarises
burglarising
burglarize
burglarized
burglarizes
burglarizing
burglarproof
burglars
burglary
burgle
burgled
burgles
burgling

Literary usage of Burglarise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs of a Great Detective: Incidents in the Life of John Wilson Murray by John Wilson Murray (1905)
"... from place to place, sojourning in each town long enough to get acquainted and lay the plans to burglarise the richest people or stores in the vicinity. ..."

2. The Practice of Journalism: A Treatise on Newspaper-making by Walter Williams, Frank L.. Martin (1922)
"... burglarise, suicide (as a verb), enthuse, or gents. Don't use onto or alright. The correct forms are on to and all right. Already, however, is a good ..."

3. On the Witness Stand: Essays on Psychology and Crime by Hugo Münsterberg (1908)
"But the mental inferiority—intellectual or emotional or volitional—forces no one to steal and burglarise. He cannot and will never equal the clever, ..."

4. Face to Face with Kaiserism by James Watson Gerard (1918)
"... knowing how easy it would be for them to burglarise the safe after we left, when the Spaniards and Dutch were out of the building at night, ..."

5. The Same Lord: An Account of the Mission Tour of the Rev. George C. Grubb, M by Edward C. Millard (1893)
"... never burglarise any more, but I won't mind helping another man over the fence' ? " " Oh," she said, " I see. I am thankful; for that is settled. ..."

6. Queer Things about Sicily by Norma Lorimer, Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen (1905)
"The cooking-vessels of brass and copper would make an English housewife burglarise the kitchen for her drawing-room—they are such splendid pieces. ..."

7. A Modern Composition and Rhetoric (brief Course) Containing the Principles by Lewis Worthington Smith, James Eames Thomas (1900)
"... to tour, to pedal, to sprint, to enthuse, to burglarise, to suicide, a combine, a scoop, an invite, ..."

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