vandalize
verb (used with object)
to destroy or deface by vandalism.
vandalise
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a variation of
vandalize.
Example Sentences
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Sir Mark said the Met had had growing concerns that protesters would use rape alarms, possible lock-on devices, loud hailers and vandalise monuments during the procession.
From BBC ● May 10, 2023
Sir Mark also said that, on the day before King Charles' Coronation, the Met had growing concerns that protesters would use rape alarms, possible lock-on devices, loud hailers and vandalise monuments during the procession.
From BBC ● May 9, 2023
The Sunday Telegraph reports that ministers are considering plans to make it easier to prosecute those who vandalise historic monuments, including with jail terms of up to a decade.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2020
We should not vandalise streets and deface cities to avert the tiny risk of deliberate rather than accidental death.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2017
Stuff is harder to vandalise Traditional targets for vandalism have become more difficult to destroy or deface, according to Clear Channel, which supplies bus shelters and other street furniture to 350 local authorities.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2013
