pulvériser

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See also: pulveriser

French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin pulverizāre, from Latin pulvis, pulveris (dust, powder) (whence French poudre).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pyl.ve.ʁi.ze/
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Verb

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pulvériser

  1. (transitive) to pulverise (to grind into powder)
    Near-synonym: réduire en poussière
  2. (transitive, informal, figuratively) to pulverise (defeat thoroughly)
    Son principal objectif a toujours été de pulvériser le monde.His main objective has always been to destroy the world.
  3. to spray (to project as liquid droplets)
    pulvériser de l’eau sur une planteto spray water on a plant

Conjugation

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Further reading

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