English Explanatory Dictionary

coventrize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bomb (a place) into rubble.

Word forms

coventrize coventrizes coventrizing coventrized

Etymology

Coventry + -ize, in reference to Nazi Germany's bombing of the city of Coventry in England.

Synonyms

coventrate
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