Definition
To destroy systematically by bombing, particularly from the air; named after the bombing of Coventry, England in World War II.
Etymology
From Coventry, an English city heavily bombed by German forces in 1940-41; became a verb meaning to destroy utterly, especially by aerial bombardment.
Kelly Says
Coventrate is a stark reminder of how language captures historical trauma—the bombing was so devastating and controversial that the city's name became a verb for total destruction, much like 'Blitzkrieg' did.
Translations
ARالعربية
التوحيد
al-tawḥīd
BNবাংলা
সমন্বয়
so-m-n-bo-y
CACatalà
coventritzar
koh-ven-tri-tzar
CSČeština
coventratizovat
koh-ven-tra-ti-zo-vat
DADansk
coventrere
koh-ven-te-re
DEDeutsch
coventratisieren
koh-ven-tra-ti-zee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
συνεργασία
see-ne-ra-see-ah
ESEspañol
coventrar
koh-ven-trah
FAفارسی
همگام سازی
ham-gaam sa-zee
FISuomi
coventrata
koh-ven-ta-ta
FRFrançais
coventriser
koh-ven-tre-zeer
HEעברית
השתלבות
his-ta-lev-ut
HIहिन्दी
सह-अस्तित्व
sah-as-ti-tv
HUMagyar
coventrálni
koh-ven-tra-li
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyatukan
men-ya-ta-kan
ITItaliano
coventratizzare
koh-ven-tra-tee-tsah-reh
KKKK
біріктіру
bi-ri-kti-ru
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
bra-prou-ret
MSBahasa Melayu
menyatukan
men-ya-ta-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပေါင်းစည်း
pa-aung-sya
NLNederlands
coventreren
koh-ven-te-ren
NONorsk
coventrere
koh-ven-te-re
PLPolski
coventryzować
koh-ven-try-zo-vat'
PTPortuguês
coventrar
koh-ven-trah
RORomână
coventrata
koh-ven-tra-ta
RUРусский
ковентратизировать
koh-ven-tra-ti-zi-ro-vat'
SVSvenska
coventrera
koh-ven-te-ra
SWKiswahili
kuunganisha
koo-gaan-i-sha
TAதமிழ்
ஒருங்கிணை
oru-ngi-nai
TEతెలుగు
ఒకటీకరించు
o-ka-tee-ka-rin-chu
TLTL
magkakasama
ma-ga-ka-sa-ma
TRTürkçe
coventrate etmek
koh-ven-trah-teh eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
ковентратизувати
koh-ven-tra-ti-zu-vaty
VITiếng Việt
đồng hóa
dong-hoa
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la