trample

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈtɹæmpəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #20430

Meanings

1

verb
To step on something heavily and crush or damage it with your feet.

The crowd trampled the flowers as they rushed to the stage.
2

verb
To treat someone's feelings, rights, or wishes with no respect.

The new law tramples on the rights of ordinary citizens.
3

noun
The sound or act of heavy stepping by many feet.

They heard the trample of many feet in the hallway.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to step on something... treadtramp down

3 noun · the sound or act of heavy... trampling

Word family

Forms trampledtramplestrampling

Etymology

From Middle English tramplen, trampelen (“to walk heavily”), equivalent to tramp + -le. Cognate with Saterland Frisian trampelje (“to trample”), Dutch trampelen (“to trample”), German Low German trampeln (“to trample”), German trampeln (“to trample”).

tramplen Middle English

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# trample

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɹæmpəl/
**Frequency rank:** 20430

## Meanings
1. To step on something heavily and crush or damage it with your feet.
2. To treat someone's feelings, rights, or wishes with no respect.
3. The sound or act of heavy stepping by many feet.

## Examples
- The crowd trampled the flowers as they rushed to the stage.
- The new law tramples on the rights of ordinary citizens.
- They heard the trample of many feet in the hallway.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tramplen

## Etymology
From Middle English tramplen, trampelen (“to walk heavily”), equivalent to tramp + -le. Cognate with Saterland Frisian trampelje (“to trample”), Dutch trampelen (“to trample”), German Low German trampeln (“to trample”), German trampeln (“to trample”).

## AI Etymology
Trample is from Middle English tramplen, trampelen (“to walk heavily”), equivalent to tramp + -le. Cognate with Saterland Frisian trampelje (“to trample”), Dutch trampelen (“to trample”), German Low German trampeln (“to trample”), German trampeln (“to trample”). In present-day use, it can mean to step on something heavily and crush or damage it with your feet, or to treat someone's feelings, rights, or wishes with no respect.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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