vandalize C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈvændəlaɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #55808 Meanings 1 verb To deliberately damage or destroy property, especially public or other people's property. Someone vandalized the park benches with spray paint overnight. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to deliberately damage or... wreckdeface Word family Forms vandalizedvandalizesvandalizing Etymology AI details From vandal + -ize. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vandalize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈvændəlaɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 55808 ## Meanings 1. To deliberately damage or destroy property, especially public or other people's property. ## Examples - Someone vandalized the park benches with spray paint overnight. ## Etymology From vandal + -ize. ## AI Etymology Vandalize is from vandal + -ize. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include to deliberately damage or destroy property, especially public or other people's property. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown