burgled

Variant of burgle

burgle definition

bur·gle (bʉr′gəl)

transitive verb, intransitive verb burgled -·gled, burgling -·gling

Informal to burglarize or commit burglary

Etymology: back-form. < burglar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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