/ ˈbɜːgl; NAmE ˈbɜːrgl/ ( BrE ) ( NAmE burg·lar·ize / ˈbɜːgləraɪz; NAmE ˈbɜːrg-/) verb
[ vn ] to enter a building illegally, usually using force, and steal from it :
We were burgled while we were away (= our house was burgled ) .
The house next door was burgled.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: originally a humorous and colloquial back-formation from burglar .