verb#7,659 by frequency

zerschlagen

[t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩]

to smash; to neutralise, to defeat; to break up, to divide; to fall through, to come to nothing

Meanings

1
to smash — into pieces
- Der Chef sagte, dass diese Gruppe nicht als zerschlagen betrachtet werden kann.
  The chief said that this faction cannot be considered dismantled.
  Tatoeba · Stuhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to neutralise, to defeat — an enemy unit or other grouping, not of singular combatants
3
to break up, to divide — a company
4
to fall through, to come to nothing — of hopes, plans