Main Entry: tram·ple

Pronunciation: \ˈtram-pəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): tram·pled; tram·pling \-p(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: Middle English, frequentative of trampen to tramp

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb 1 : tramp; especially : to tread heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure
2 : to inflict injury or destruction especially contemptuously or ruthlessly —usually used with on, over, or upon <trampling on the rights of others>transitive verb : to crush, injure, or destroy by or as if by treading <trampled the flowers>

— trample noun

— tram·pler \-p(ə-)lər\ noun