vandalise

Syllables: van·dal·ise/ˈvændəlaɪz/

vandalise verb: to needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public property; to commit vandalism.

Verb

vandalise (third-person singular simple present vandalises, present participle vandalising, simple past and past participle vandalised)

To needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public property; to commit vandalism.
- Unfortunately, one side of the new five-car train is daubed in graffiti, having been vandalised in Wembley Yard, en route from Switzerland.2023 March 8, “Network News: First Tyne & Wear Metro '555' already 'tagged'”, in RAIL, number 978, page 9

غارت کرنا, تہذیب سوزی کرنا

third-person singular present	vandalises
present participle	vandalising
past participle	vandalised
past	vandalised
alternative British English Oxford US	vandalize

From vandal + -ise.

What does vandalise mean?: Vandalise means to needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public property; to commit vandalism.
What is vandalise in Urdu?: Vandalise in Urdu is غارت کرنا, تہذیب سوزی کرنا. See Vandalise meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is vandalise?: Vandalise is a verb.
How do you pronounce vandalise?: Vandalise is pronounced /ˈvændəlaɪz/.
What is the past tense of vandalise?: The past tense of vandalise is vandalised.

Adapted from Wiktionary: vandalise (page history and authors); vandalise (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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