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Definitions for Pulverize
[1] to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
[2] to demolish or crush completely.
[3] 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.
[4] to become reduced to dust.
[5] to reduce (a substance) to fine particles, as by crushing or grinding, or (of a substance) to be so reduced
[6] (tr) to destroy completely; defeat or injure seriously
Words related to Pulverize
shatter, demolish, vaporize, annihilate, decimate, flatten, vanquish, crunch, pound, mull, buck, fragment, bray, splinter, fragmentize, grind, crush, beat, powder, granulate
Words nearby Pulverize
pulsus rarus, pultaceous, pulu, pulv., pulverable, pulverize, pulverulent, pulvillus, pulvinar, pulvinate, pulvinus
Origin of Pulverize
1575–85; < Late Latin pulverizāre to reduce to powder, equivalent to Latin pulver- (stem of pulvis; akin to pollen) dust + -izāre -ize
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
Word origin for Pulverize
C16: from Late Latin pulverizare or French pulvériser, from Latin pulverum, from pulvis dust
Synonyms for Pulverize
shatter, abrade, atomize, beat, bray, buck, comminute, crumble, crunch, crush, flour, fragment, fragmentize, granulate, grate, grind, mill, mull, pestle, pound, powder, splinter, break up, contriturate, fragmentalize, levigate, micronize, triturate