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- Dictionaryvandalize/ˈvandəlʌɪz/
verb
- 1. deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property): "stations have been vandalized beyond recognition"
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VANDALIZE definition: 1. to intentionally damage property belonging to other people: 2. to intentionally damage property…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of vandalize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
vandalize - destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism; "vandalize the park"
Definition of 'vandalize' vandalize. (vændəlaɪz ) Word forms: vandalizes, vandalizing, vandalized regional note: in BRIT, also use vandalise. transitive 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.
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VANDALIZE definition: to intentionally damage things in public places. Learn more.
