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I've never heard "burgle" used as a verb in the U.S. although it seems to still be common elsewhere.
by svachalek 10y ago
I've never heard "burgle" used as a verb in the U.S. although it seems to still be common elsewhere.
- hossbeast 10y agoYou need to read J.R.R. Tolkien
- DonaldFisk 10y ago"Burgle" is a back-formation from "burglar". "Burglarize" is the earlier form of the verb, first used in 1829 by the English author William Hazlitt.
- azinman2 10y agoCommon for U.K.