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pulverize
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb pulverize has 3 senses
- pulverize(v = verb.change) powder, powderise, powderize, pulverise - make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" is one way to disintegrate
- pulverize(v = verb.creation) demolish, pulverise - destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand" is one way to destroy, destruct
- pulverize(v = verb.change) powderise, powderize, pulverise - become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" is one way to disintegrate
Derived form noun pulverization2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derived form noun pulverization3
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derived form noun pulverization1
Sample sentence:
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CIDE DICTIONARY
pulverize, v. t. [F. pulvériser, L. pulverizare, fr. pulvis dust, powder. See Powder.].
To reduce of fine powder or dust, as by beating, grinding, or the like; as, friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating, but to pulverize malleable bodies other methods must be pursued. [1913 Webster]
pulverize, v. i.
To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust; as, the stone pulverizes easily. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pulverize, v. (also -ise)
1 tr. reduce to fine particles.
2 tr. & intr. crumble to dust.
3 colloq. tr. a demolish. b defeat utterly.
1 tr. reduce to fine particles.
2 tr. & intr. crumble to dust.
3 colloq. tr. a demolish. b defeat utterly.
Derivative
pulverizable adj. pulverization n. pulverizator n. pulverizer n.
Etymology
ME f. LL pulverizare f. pulvis pulveris dust
THESAURUS
pulverize
abrade, annihilate, atomize, bang, baste, batter, beat, bray, break into pieces, break to pieces, break up, brecciate, buck, buffet, cleave, comminute, contriturate, crash, crumb, crumble, crunch, crush, cut to pieces, decimate, demolish, destroy, devastate, diffuse, disassemble, disintegrate, dismantle, disperse, disrupt, drub, dynamite, fission, flail, flap, flour, fragment, grain, granulate, granulize, grate, grind, grind to powder, hammer, knock, lambaste, larrup, levigate, make mincemeat of, mash, maul, mill, mince, mull, paste, patter, pelt, pestle, pick to pieces, pommel, pound, powder, pull in pieces, pull to pieces, pummel, rap, reduce to powder, reduce to rubble, rend, rub out, ruin, scatter, scrunch, shard, shatter, shiver, shred, sledgehammer, smash, smash up, smatter, spank, splinter, split, squash, squish, sunder, take apart, tear apart, tear down, tear to pieces, tear to shreds, tear to tatters, thrash, thresh, thump, total, triturate, unbuild, undo, unmake, wallop, whip, wrack up, wreckROGET THESAURUS
pulverize
Pulverulence
VB come to dust, be disintegrated, be reduced to powder reduce to powder, grind to powder, pulverize, comminute, granulate, triturate, levigate, scrape, file, abrade, rub down, grind, grate, rasp, pound, bray, bruise, contuse, contund, beat, crush, cranch, craunch, crunch, scranch, crumble, disintegrate, attenuate.
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