[‘ trans. To thrash; to crush or destroy. Also fig.: to defeat decisively.']
Pronunciation: Brit. ˈmɑːməlʌɪz, U.S. ˈmɑrməˌlaɪz
Forms: 19– marmalise, 19– marmalize.
Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps humorously < marmal- (in marmalade n.) + -ize suffix (perhaps after pulverize v.).
Brit. slang. trans. To thrash; to crush or destroy. Also fig.: to defeat decisively.
1966 F. Shaw et al. Lern Yerself Scouse 73 I’ll marmalise yer. 1980 ‘J. Gash’ Spend Game xvi. 160 They are real aggro men who’ll marmalize anybody for a few quid. 1989 Victor 14 Oct. 18/2 ‘I’ll marmalize you, moggie!’ ‘I’ll pulverize you, pooch!’ 1993 Sunday Times 5 Dec. viii. 16/1 It was..a complicated allegation… ‘How will you deal with it?'… ‘In the words of Ken Dodd, our great national comedian, I shall marmalise ‘em.’