trounce

v., trounced, trounc·ing, trounc·es.

v.tr.

1. To thrash; beat.
2. To defeat decisively.

v.intr.
To censure something or someone forcefully: "I was out to trounce on every digression and indiscretion conducted (or should I say semiconducted) in this performance" (Robert Maxwell Stern).

[Origin unknown.]

verb

To render totally ineffective by decisive defeat: annihilate, crush, drub, overpower, overwhelm, smash, steamroller, thrash, vanquish. Informal massacre, wallop. Slang clobber, cream, shellac, smear. See win/lose/recovery.

v

Definition: defeat overwhelmingly
Antonyms: fail, forfeit, lose

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: beat severely with a whip or rod
  Synonyms: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap

Meaning #2: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  Synonyms: beat, beat out, crush, shell, vanquish

Meaning #3: censure severely or angrily
  Synonyms: rebuke, rag, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - banke, prygle, gennemhegle
v. intr. - banke, prygle

Nederlands (Dutch)
inmaken (overwinnen)

Français (French)
v. tr. - flanquer une raclée
v. intr. - imposer une censure sur (qch/qn)

Deutsch (German)
v. - vernichtend schlagen, durchprügeln, strafen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δέρνω άγρια, μαστιγώνω, ξυλοφορτώνω, νικώ, κατσαδιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
rimprovero

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sovar, surrar, espancar, censurar

Русский (Russian)
нанести поражение, разбить в пух и прах

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - zurrar, castigar, reprender, derrotar
v. intr. - fustigarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå (äv. sport), klå upp, hårt kritisera, gå illa åt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
打, 严惩, 痛打, 被严惩, 被痛打

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 打, 嚴懲, 痛打
v. intr. - 被嚴懲, 被痛打

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 혼내 주다, 헐뜯다, 격파하다
v. intr. - 실컷 때리다, 참패 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - うんとなぐる, 懲らしめる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهزم, يعاقب, يجلد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכה, הלקה, הביס‬
v. intr. - ‮מתח ביקורת חריפה על, הטיל דופי ב-‬

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