vandalize, vandalise

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• vandalise — (Brit.) v. purposefully destroying or damaging something that is beautiful or public property or something that belongs to someone else (also vandalize) …   English contemporary dictionary

• vandalize — (Amer.) v. purposefully destroying or damaging something that is beautiful or public property or something that belongs to someone else (also vandalise) …   English contemporary dictionary

• vandalize — (also vandalise) ► VERB ▪ deliberately destroy or damage (property) …   English terms dictionary

• vandalise — verb destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism vandalize the park • Syn: ↑vandalize • Derivationally related forms: ↑vandal, ↑vandal (for: ↑vandalize) …   Useful english dictionary

• vandalise — British variant of vandalize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vandalize — /van dl uyz /, v.t., vandalized, vandalizing. to destroy or deface by vandalism: Someone vandalized the museum during the night. Also, esp. Brit., vandalise. [1790 1800; VANDAL + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

• vandalize — van|dal|ize also vandalise BrE [ˈvændəl aız] v [T] to damage or destroy things deliberately, especially public property ▪ The cemetery was vandalized during the night …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• vandalise — van|dal|ise [ vændl,aız ] a British spelling of vandalize …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vandalise — [[t]væ̱ndəlaɪz[/t]] see vandalize …   English dictionary

• vandalize — [[t]væ̱ndəlaɪz[/t]] vandalizes, vandalizing, vandalized VERB If something such as a building or part of a building is vandalized by someone, it is damaged on purpose. [be V ed] The walls had been horribly vandalized with spray paint... [V n]… …   English dictionary

• vandalize — or vandalise verb deliberately destroy or damage (property) …   English new terms dictionary