pulverize
[ puhl-vuh-rahyz ]
/ ˈpʌl vəˌraɪz /
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verb (used with object), pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing.
to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
to demolish or crush completely.
Slang. to defeat, hurt badly, or, figuratively, render helpless: The Kid pulverized Jackson with a series of brutal lefts. He's a veteran nightclub comic who can pulverize any audience in seconds.
verb (used without object), pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing.
to become reduced to dust.
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Also especially British, pul·ver·ise .
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pulverize
pulverise
/ (ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz) /
verb
to reduce (a substance) to fine particles, as by crushing or grinding, or (of a substance) to be so reduced
(tr) to destroy completely; defeat or injure seriously
Derived forms of pulverize
pulverizable or pulverisable, adjectivepulverization or pulverisation, nounpulverizer or pulveriser, nounWord Origin for pulverize
C16: from Late Latin pulverizare or French pulvériser, from Latin pulverum, from pulvis dust
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