coventrieren

== German == === Alternative forms === coventrisieren === Verb === coventrieren (weak, third-person singular present coventriert, past tense coventrierte, past participle coventriert, auxiliary haben) to devastate or raze (a city) in the manner of the November 1940 aerial bombardment of Coventry, England ==== Usage notes ==== A German expression used in World War II meaning the total and complete destruction, as had been done in the city of Coventry, until British and US bombing of German cities made its use inappropriate. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Coventrieren Coventrierung ==== Descendants ==== English: coventrate Italian: coventrizzare