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Synonyms
bom·bard (bŏm-bärd́, bəm-)

[From Middle English, a bombard, from Old French bombarde, from Medieval Latin bombarda, probably from Latin bombus, a booming sound; see bomb.]

transitive verb: -bard·ed, -bard·ing, -bards. 

  1. To attack with bombs, shells, or missiles.
  2. To assail persistently, as with requests. See synonyms at attack See synonyms at barrage2
  3. To irradiate (an atom).
  4. To attack with a cannon firing stone balls.

noun 

An early form of cannon that fired stone balls.

derivatives

bom·bard́er
noun
bom·bard́ment
noun