burgle
verb
[ ˈbəːɡ(ə)l ]
• enter (a building) illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft.
• "our house in London has been burgled"
Similar:
break into,
force (an) entry into,
force one's way into,
steal from,
rob,
loot,
plunder,
rifle,
sack,
ransack,
pillage,
do,
Origin:
late 19th century: originally a humorous and colloquial back-formation from burglar.
