burglarizes

Illegally enters premises

Burglarizes is the third-person singular of burglarize, meaning to break into a building to commit theft.

Someone burglarizes a house every thirty seconds in this city.

The word is American English; British English prefers burgle.

criminal-act

steals

Takes illegally, or bargains

  • robsSteals from unlawfully
  • thievesThose who commit larceny
  • lootsSteals valuables illegally

pilfers · ransacks · plunders · intrudes · trespasses · commits · perpetrates · offends · violates · felony

target

home

One's personal residence

dwelling · business · store · shop · warehouse · office · safe · vault · jewelry · valuables

method

jimmies

Small candy dessert toppings

climbs · scales · enters · infiltrates · cases · surveys · masks · gloves · crowbar · tools

legal

prosecutes

Pursues legal action

sentences · indicts · apprehends · investigates · detains · fingerprints · evidence · testimony · defendant · plea

Opposites
legality of property acquisition

burglarizespurchases

Goods obtained for money

buys · inherits · receives · earns · barters

direction of property transfer

burglarizesdonates

Gives without charge

returns · restores · contributes · bequeaths · bestows

protection vs. violation of property

burglarizessecures

Makes fast or safe

protects · safeguards · guards · fortifies · defends

Family

burglarize, burglarized, burglarizing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG