vandalize

vandalize
vandalize by 1797, from VANDAL (Cf. vandal) + -IZE (Cf. -ize). Related: Vandalized; vandalizing.

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  • vandalize — van·dal·ize / vand əl ˌīz/ vt ized, iz·ing: to subject to vandalism Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. vandalize …   Law 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 — [v] destroy annihilate, damage, deface, demolish, despoil, disfigure, impair, mar, ravage, ravish, raze, ruin, smash, spray paint, trash*, wreck; concepts 246,252 …   New thesaurus

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

  • vandalize — [van′də līz΄] vt. vandalized, vandalizing to destroy or damage (public or private property) maliciously …   English World dictionary

  • vandalize — UK [ˈvændəlaɪz] / US [ˈvænd(ə)lˌaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms vandalize : present tense I/you/we/they vandalize he/she/it vandalizes present participle vandalizing past tense vandalized past participle vandalized to deliberately damage or… …   English dictionary

  • Vandalize (álbum) — VANDALIZE es el tercer álbum de la banda Alice Nine, lanzado el 14 de enero de 2009. Su edición limitada viene con un DVD.[1] Lista de canciones the beautiful name Hyakka Ryōran (百花繚乱) Rainbows Kiss twice,Kiss me deadly CROSS GAME Subaru (昴) www …   Wikipedia Español

  • vandalize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1832 to subject to vandalism ; damage • vandalization noun …   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 — Synonyms and related words: assault, attack, barbarize, batter, bring to ruin, brutalize, burn, butcher, carry on, condemn, confound, consume, damn, deal destruction, decimate, depredate, desolate, despoil, destroy, devastate, devour, dissolve,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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