Where does “coventrate” come from?

coventrate (English) comes from German Coventrieren, from German coventrieren — To devastate or raze in the manner of the...

coventrate (English): To devastate by heavy bombing

Definitions

  1. To devastate by heavy bombing

Ancestry of “coventrate”, step by step

coventrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Coventrieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanCoventrierenthe act of coventrating
2GermancoventrierenTo devastate or raze in the manner of the...

via English Coventry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCoventry—
Every word from German coventrieren →Every word from German Coventrieren →