pulverize
verb (used with object)
to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
pulverized
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past participleof pulverize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pulverize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pulverizeverb (used with object)to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
Example Sentences
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Plunging some 4,000 feet into a valley below, the ice pulverized into water upon impact to create a devastating flood, with the rock debris adding to the destructive power of the ice-and-rock avalanche.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Drizzle with the melted butter and olive oil, then toss gently until the cracker pieces are coated but not pulverized.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Entire buildings were pulverized in La Guaira, an area north of the capital Caracas, which also endured severe damage.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The 17-year-old from Cross Ash, Monmouthshire, had been racing downhill mountain bikes since he was eight, wanting to "go fast all the time", when he crashed before a race and pulverized one of his kidneys.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
Tendai saw that the stuffed hyena, dried owls and mummified bats had been pulverized.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
