Standard Lemma guide

vandalize

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈvændəlaɪz/
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  • CMU ARPABET: V AE1 N D AH0 L AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

American, Canadian, and Oxford British English standard spelling of vandalise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • vandalize the park

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vandalise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: destroy, ruin

Narrower terms: key

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English vandal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English vandalize From vandal + -ize.