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trounce

trounce [ trownss ] (past and past participle trounced, present participle trounc·ing, 3rd person present singular trounc·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. beat somebody or something decisively: to defeat an opponent or team convincingly

2. beat up somebody or something: to beat somebody or something severely ( dated )

[Mid-16th century. Origin ?]

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See defeat.

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