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Vandalized vs Destroy - What's the difference?

vandalized | destroy |

As verbs the difference between vandalized and destroy

is that vandalized is simple past and past participle of to vandalize while destroy is
to damage beyond use or repair
.

As an adjective vandalized

is referring to something that has been struck by vandalism.

vandalized

English

Alternative forms

*vandalised

Verb

(head)
  • Simple past and past participle of to vandalize .
  • The gang vandalized the neighborhood.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Referring to something that has been struck by vandalism
  • The community worked to clean up the vandalized neighborhood.

    destroy

    English

    Verb

  • To damage beyond use or repair.
  • The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
  • To cause destruction.
  • ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
  • To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
  • ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
  • To put down or euthanize.
  • Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
  • (colloquial) To defeat soundly.
  • (computing) To remove data.
  • The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.

    Synonyms

    * annihilate * break * demolish * kill * ruin * waste * See also

    Antonyms

    * build * construct * create * make * raise * repair

    Derived terms

    * destroyable * destroyer * destroyer escort * destroying angel