burgled

verb

Definition of burglednext
past tense of burgle
1
as in invaded
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent someone burgled the lab when no one was there and let the animals out of their cages

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2
as in robbed
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully the neighbors returned from vacation to find that their house had been burgled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgled
  1. invaded
  2. robbed
  3. burglarized
Verb
  • Tennessee fans invaded the Horseshoe.
    Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Golfers invaded all courses remaining open.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of invaded
Verb
  • The man had been robbed, and his credit card had been used all over town.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Mother and daughter attacked, robbed over parking space dispute at Citadel Outlets.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of robbed
Verb
  • In the survey of nearly 130 restaurants, a 10% share that reported going cashless had all been robbed or burglarized and said carrying cash increases the risk of robbery.
    Anna Spiegel, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Joe Burrow is speaking out two days after his home was burglarized.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of burglarized
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