pulverise
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French pulvériser, from Latin pulverizo, pulverizare, from pulvis (“powder”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
pulverise (third-person singular simple present pulverises, present participle pulverising, simple past and past participle pulverised)
- (transitive) To render into dust or powder.
- (transitive) To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
- (transitive) To defeat soundly, thrash.
- (intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.
- the stone pulverises easily
Synonyms[edit]
- pulver (archaic)
Translations[edit]
to render into dust or powder
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to completely destroy
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to defeat soundly
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intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder