burglarise
burglarise is the rare spelling of burglarize.
Meaning of burglarize
Verb
burglarize (third-person singular simple present burglarizes, present participle burglarizing, simple past and past participle burglarized)
- To commit burglary.
- People who would now attempt to burglarize in top-boots, would be as mad as if they were to adopt that costume for picking pockets.1829 July 5, [[[w:William Hazlitt|William Hazlitt]]?], “The Advantages of Committing Burglary in cuerpo Elucidated”, in The Atlas, London, page 442
- Synonyms:
- burgle
Forms of burglarise
| third-person singular present | burglarises |
|---|---|
| present participle | burglarising |
| past participle | burglarised |
| past | burglarised |
Words formed from burglarise
Questions about burglarise
- What is burglarise the rare spelling of?
- Burglarise is the rare spelling of burglarize.
Words near burglarise in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: burglarise (page history and authors); burglarize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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