BURGLARISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does burglarise mean? 

• BURGLARISE (verb)
  The verb BURGLARISE has 1 sense:

1. commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

  Familiarity information: BURGLARISE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BURGLARISE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

burglarise; burglarize; burgle; heist

Hypernyms (to "burglarise" is one way to...):

rip; rip off; steal (take without the owner's consent)

"Burglarise" entails doing...:

break; break in (enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

burglar (a thief who enters a building with intent to steal)