Meanings
verbcoventrize (third-person singular simple present coventrizes, present participle coventrizing, simple past and past participle coventrized)
present singular third person coventrizes · participle present coventrizing · participle past coventrized · past coventrized
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo bomb (a place) into rubble.
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Origin
Coventry + -ize, in reference to Nazi Germany's bombing of the city of Coventry in England.
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APA
coventrize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coventrize
MLA
“coventrize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coventrize. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coventrize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coventrize.
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