Learn English – Which is more correct: “burgled” or “burglarized”

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Which is more correct:

We were burgled yesterday.

or

We were burglarized yesterday.

I'm from the U.K. and never use burglarized but my friend from the U.S.A. seems to think it's OK.

Best Answer

Either is acceptable. Burglarized is much more common in the USA, although burgled is less cumbersome. Dictionary.com dates both burgle and burglarize from the 1870s. Burgle is a back-formation from burglar.