to bomb
verb/bõ.bɐɾ.ˈdjaɾ/medium
bom·bar·de·ar
Definitions
1To attack with bombs or explosive projectiles; to subject to bombardment.
The planes began to bomb enemy positions at dawn.
The city was heavily bombed during the war.
Common collocations
to bomb a cityto bomb positionsto bomb with artillery
2Figuratively, to subject to something intense and repeated (questions, criticism, information).
Journalists bombarded the minister with questions about the scandal.
The children bombarded their grandparents with requests to open the presents.
Common collocations
to bombard with questionsto bombard with criticismto bombard with emails
Etymology
Do francês 'bombarder', por sua vez de 'bombe'.