ramponieren

Meaning

to damage severely; to destroy

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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