coventrate
English
Etymology
From Coventry + -ate, following German coventrieren. Coventry, England, was devastated by German firebombing in November 1940, during World War II.
Verb
coventrate (third-person singular simple present coventrates, present participle coventrating, simple past and past participle coventrated)
- To devastate by heavy bombing.
Derived terms
- coventrating
- coventration
Translations
devastate by heavy bombing
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References
- “coventrate” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.