ramponieren
Meaning
to damage severely; to destroy
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/rampoˈniːrən/
Etymology
In summary
18th c., from Low German, from Middle Low German ramponēren, from Middle Dutch ramponeren (whence Dutch rampeneren), from Old French ramposner (“to taunt”), of uncertain derivation. The semantic development under influence of Middle Dutch ramp (“harm, calamity, catastrophe”).
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