Vandalise

//ˈvændəlaɪz// verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public property; to commit vandalism.

    "Unfortunately, one side of the new five-car train is daubed in graffiti, having been vandalised in Wembley Yard, en route from Switzerland."

  2. 2
    destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism wordnet

Synonyms

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vandalizevandalize

Example

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"Only the lowest of the low would break into and vandalise a child care centre."

Etymology

From vandal + -ise.

Related phrases

public property

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