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van·dal·ize
(văn′dl-īz′)tr.v. van·dal·ized, van·dal·iz·ing, van·dal·iz·es
To damage or destroy (another's property) willfully or maliciously.
van′dal·i·za′tion (-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
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vandalize
(ˈvændəˌlaɪz) orvandalise
vb
(tr) to destroy or damage (something) by an act of vandalism
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van•dal•ize
(ˈvæn dlˌaɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to destroy or deface by vandalism.
[1795–1805]
van`dal•i•za′tion, n.
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vandalize
Past participle: vandalized
Gerund: vandalizing
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| Verb | 1. |  vandalize - destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism; "vandalize the park"key - vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot" |
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vandalize
verbTo injure or destroy (property) maliciously:
Slang: trash.
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Translations
pustošitvandalizovat
vandalisere
vahingoittaa
vandalizirati
vandál pusztítást végez
eyîileggja
故意に破壊する
파괴하다
vandalisera
ทำลายทรัพย์สิน
cố ý phá hoại
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
vandalize
[ˈvændəlaɪz] vandalise (British) vt [+ building, telephone] → vandaliservan driver n → chauffeur-livreur mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
vandalize
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
vandal
(ˈvӕndəl) noun a person who purposely and pointlessly damages or destroys public buildings or other property. Vandals have damaged this telephone kiosk.
ˈvandalism noun the behaviour of a vandal. All the telephones are out of order owing to vandalism.
ˈvandalize, ˈvandalise verbThe lift in our block of flats has been vandalized.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
vandalize
→ يُخَّرِبُ vandalizovat vandalisere mutwillig zerstören βανδαλίζω destrozar vahingoittaa vandaliser vandalizirati vandalizzare 故意に破壊する 파괴하다 vandaliseren vandalisere zniszczyć vandalizar совершать акт вандализма vandalisera ทำลายทรัพย์สิน tahrip etmek cố ý phá hoại 破坏公物Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009