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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.

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  • verb destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism

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vandal +‎ -ize

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