vandalise

van·dal·ise
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/ˈvændəlaɪz/

verb

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

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vandalize
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Meanings

verbvandalise (third-person singular simple present vandalises, present participle vandalising, simple past and past participle vandalised)

present singular third person vandalises · participle present vandalising · participle past vandalised · past vandalised · alternative British English Oxford US vandalize

  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.

    2023 March 8, “Network News: First Tyne & Wear Metro '555' already 'tagged'”, in RAIL, number 978, page 9

Synonyms & antonyms

verbdestroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism

Similar
vandalize
Broader
destroyruin
Also see
vandalize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From vandal + -ise.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 破壞 /破坏
  • 破壞 /破坏 (pòhuài)to needlessly destroy
Danish vandalisere
  • vandalisereto needlessly destroy
Estonian vandaalitsema
  • vandaalitsemato needlessly destroy
Finnish vandalisoida, tärvellä
  • vandalisoidato needlessly destroy
  • tärvelläto needlessly destroy
French vandaliser
  • vandaliserto needlessly destroy
German vandalisieren, mutwillig zerstören
  • vandalisierento needlessly destroy
  • mutwillig zerstörento needlessly destroy
Greek βανδαλίζω
  • βανδαλίζω (vandalízo)to needlessly destroy
Italian vandalizzare
  • vandalizzareto needlessly destroy
Japanese 打ち壊す
  • 打ち壊す (buchikowasu)to needlessly destroy
Māori takakino
  • takakinoto needlessly destroy
Norwegian vandalisere
  • vandalisereto needlessly destroy
Polish wandalizować, zwandalizować
  • wandalizowaćto needlessly destroy
  • zwandalizowaćto needlessly destroy
Portuguese vandalizar
  • vandalizarto needlessly destroy
Russian разруша́ть, разру́шить
  • разруша́ть (razrušátʹ)to needlessly destroy
  • разру́шить (razrúšitʹ)to needlessly destroy
Spanish vandalizar
  • vandalizarto needlessly destroy
Swedish vandalisera
  • vandaliserato needlessly destroy
Thai ทำลาย
  • ทำลาย (tam-laai)to needlessly destroy
Turkish vandalize etmek
  • vandalize etmekto needlessly destroy
Welsh fandaleiddio
  • fandaleiddioto needlessly destroy
Cite this entry
APA

vandalise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vandalise

MLA

“vandalise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vandalise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vandalise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vandalise.

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