TROUNCE


Meaning of TROUNCE in English

/ traʊns; NAmE / verb

[ vn ] ( formal ) to defeat sb completely :

Brazil trounced Italy 5–1 in the final.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (also in the sense afflict ): of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.