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pulverizer

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English

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Etymology

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    From pulverize + -er.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    pulverizer (plural pulverizers)

    1. One who, or that which, pulverizes.
    2. (agriculture) A device for crushing clods of soil in a field.
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    Latin

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    Verb

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    pulverizer

    1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of pulverizō

    Old French

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin pulverīzō.

    Verb

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    pulverizer

    1. to pulverize (turn into powder)

    Conjugation

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    This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-z, *-zs, *-zt are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.