coventrize

English

Etymology

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

Verb

coventrize (third-person singular simple present coventrizes, present participle coventrizing, simple past and past participle coventrized)

  1. (transitive, dated) To bomb (a place) into rubble.
    Synonym: coventrate
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