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    vandalize
    /ˈvandəlʌɪz/

    verb

    • 1. deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property): "stations have been vandalized beyond recognition"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVANDALIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    VANDALIZE definition: 1. to intentionally damage property belonging to other people: 2. to intentionally damage property…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › vandalizeVandalize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Vandalize comes from the noun vandal, which was originally capitalized and referred to a member of a Germanic people who lived south of the Baltic Sea and sacked Rome in the year 455 CE. This sacking is what likely led to the use of the lower-case vandal for someone who damages or destroys property.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › vandalizeVandalize - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To vandalize is to deliberately damage something that doesn't belong to you. For some, it's a tradition to vandalize whole neighborhoods on the night before Halloween, strewing toilet paper in trees, smashing jack-o'-lanterns, and spray painting property. We recommend just trick-or-treating instead. Definitions of vandalize. verb.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryVANDALIZE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to intentionally damage property belonging to other people: When I got back, my car had been vandalized. Bored teens went around vandalizing phonebooths. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Crimes against property. anti-burglary. arson. artifice burglary. criminal damage. distraction burglary. distraction theft. fire-raising. fly-posting.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › vandalizeVANDALIZE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Vandalize definition: to destroy or deface by vandalism. See examples of VANDALIZE used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVANDALIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. If something such as a building or part of a building is vandalized by someone, it is damaged on purpose. The walls had been horribly vandalized with spray paint. [be VERB -ed] About 1,000 rioters vandalized buildings and looted stores. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › vandalizeVandalize - definition of vandalize by The Free Dictionary

    Define vandalize. vandalize synonyms, vandalize pronunciation, vandalize translation, English dictionary definition of vandalize. tr.v. van·dal·ized , van·dal·iz·ing , van·dal·iz·es To damage or destroy willfully or maliciously. van′dal·i·za′tion n.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionvandalize verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of vandalize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishVANDALIZE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    VANDALIZE definition: to intentionally damage things in public places. Learn more.

  11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › vandaliseVandalise - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jun 26, 2024 · the "vandal" family. destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism.