vandalise
van·dal·ise
vandalise · vandalises · vandalised · vandalising
разрушить, разрушать
mutwillig zerstören, vandalisieren
To needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public propertyTo needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public property; to commit vandalism.
/ˈvændəlaɪz/
» Tom's garden was vandalised.
Meaning
1 sensesTo needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public property; to commit vandalism.
vandalisieren, mutwillig zerstören
разруша́тьrazrušátʹ, разру́шитьrazrúšitʹ
destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism
Examples
3 sentencesTom's garden was vandalised.
Tom vandalised his neighbour's garden.
Only the lowest of the low would break into and vandalise a child care centre.
deNur der Gemeinste der Gemeinen bräche in eine Kinderbetreuungsstätte ein und verwüstete diese.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to needlessly destroy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to needlessly destroy:
Origin
From vandal + -ise.From vandal + -ise.
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Forms
vandalises, vandalising, vandalised, vandalised| Base form | vandalise · to vandalise |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | vandalises |
| Present participle | vandalising |
| Past simple | vandalised |
| Past participle | vandalised |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism:vandalize
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedvandal
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle