Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To damage or destroy (another's property) willfully or maliciously.
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- verb American Alternative spelling of
vandalise .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism
Etymologies
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Examples
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The chance that the checkers will vandalize is minimal and can easily be changed back by another “trusted” user. —
Wikipedia Tries Approval System to Reduce Vandalism on Pages - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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To vandalize is to destroy, and there’s nothing destructive about cleaning (except maybe to the dirt and grime).
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And class, you DO know the origin of the term "vandalize," right?
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And class, you DO know the origin of the term "vandalize," right?
Archive 2006-08-01 2006
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I'm not sure if Chrissy Satterfield quite understands what "vandalize" means because you can only vandalize something physical -- property that belongs to someone else.
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(The Vandals were so barbaric and destructive that the modern term "vandalize" is derived from their name.)
The Real Truth 2009
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MoMA cut ties with happycorp after ECD / founder Doug Jaeger (enabling ad renegade Poster Boy to "vandalize" one of its subway print installations.
Adrants 2009
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But all too often we let a sense of entitlement vandalize a decent amount of reasonable wants.
Lighten Up Peter Walsh 2011
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They even tried to pay gang members to vandalize her car.
Gaston Caperton: The New Language of Furr Gaston Caperton 2011
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They even tried to pay gang members to vandalize her car.
Gaston Caperton: The New Language of Furr Gaston Caperton 2011
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