pulverize
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.
to become reduced to dust.
Origin of pulverize
1- Also especially British, pul·ver·ise .
Other words from pulverize
- pul·ver·iz·a·ble, adjective
- pul·ver·i·za·tion, noun
- pul·ver·iz·er, noun
- sub·pul·ver·iz·er, noun
- un·pul·ver·ized, adjective
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How to use pulverize in a sentence
It is hard and brittle, though not pulverizable, rough in its fracture, and of very difficult fusion.
British Dictionary definitions for pulverize
pulverise
/ (ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz) /
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
Origin of pulverize
1Derived forms of pulverize
- pulverizable or pulverisable, adjective
- pulverization or pulverisation, noun
- pulverizer or pulveriser, noun
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