pulverize

pul·ver·ize

 (pŭl′və-rīz′)

v. pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing, pul·ver·iz·es

v.tr.

1. To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

2. To overwhelm or defeat utterly: The visitors pulverized the home team.

v.intr.

To be ground or reduced to powder or dust.

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[Middle English pulverizen, from Late Latin pulverizāre, from Latin pulvis, pulver-, dust.]

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pul′ver·iz′a·ble adj.

pul′ver·i·za′tion (-vər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.

pul′ver·iz′er n.

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pulverize

(ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz) or

pulverise

vb

1. to reduce (a substance) to fine particles, as by crushing or grinding, or (of a substance) to be so reduced

2. (tr) to destroy completely; defeat or injure seriously

[C16: from Late Latin pulverizare or French pulvériser, from Latin pulverum, from pulvis dust]

ˈpulverˌizable, ˈpulverˌisable adj

ˌpulveriˈzation, ˌpulveriˈsation n

ˈpulverˌizer, ˈpulverˌiser n

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pul•ver•ize

(ˈpʌl vəˌraɪz)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.

1. to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.

2. to demolish or crush completely.

v.i.

3. to become reduced to dust.

[1575–85; < Late Latin pulverizāre to reduce to powder = Latin pulver-, s. of pulvis dust + -izāre -ize]

pul′ver•iz`a•ble, adj.

pul`ver•i•za′tion, n.

pul′ver•iz`er, n.

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pulverize

Past participle: pulverized
Gerund: pulverizing

Imperative

pulverize

pulverize

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pulverize - make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" powder, powderise, powderize, pulverise powderise, powderize, pulverise, pulverize - become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"
	2.	pulverize - destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand" demolish, pulverise destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
	3.	pulverize - become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" powderise, powderize, pulverise powder, pulverize, powderise, powderize, pulverise - make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"

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pulverize

verb

1. destroy, wreck, demolish, flatten, raze to the ground A nearby residential area had been pulverized by the bombing.

2. defeat, stuff (slang), tank (slang), annihilate, vanquish, smash, crush, lick (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), blow out of the water (slang) He pulverized his opponents in the race for the presidency.

3. crush, pound, grind, mill, bray, pestle, granulate, comminute, levigate (Chemistry) Pulverize the bran to a fine powder.

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pulverize

verb

1. To break up into tiny particles:

bray, crush, granulate, grind, mill, powder, triturate.

2. To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible:

demolish, destroy, dismantle, dynamite, knock down, level, pull down, raze, tear down, wreck.

Aerospace: destruct.

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Translations

rozmělnit na prach

pulverisere

pulverisieren

moler

hienontaahienontuajauhaajauhautuajauhentaa

pulvériserbroyermoudrepiler

mylja; gera aî dufti

polverizzarepolverizzazione

sutrinti į miltelius/dulkessutrynimas į miltelius/dulkes

saberzt pulverī

finknusepulverisere

rozdrviť na prach

ezmeköğütmek

pulverize

[ˈpʌlvəraɪz] VT → pulverizar (fig) → hacer polvo (= thrash) → hacer polvo a

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pulverize

[ˈpʌlvəraɪz] pulverise (British) vt → pulvériser

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pulverize

vt → pulverisieren; (fig inf) (= beat up) → Kleinholz machen aus (inf); (= defeat) → fertigmachen (inf)

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pulverize

[ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz] vt (also) (fig) → polverizzare

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pulverize,

pulverise

(ˈpalvəraiz) verb

to make or crush into dust or powder. vergruis, verstof يَسْحَق، يُدَمِّر стривам на прах pulverizar rozmělnit na prach pulverisieren pulverisere κονιορτοποιώ pulverizar pulveriseerima آرد کردن jauhaa pulvériser לִכתוש לְאָבָק पीसना porrá tör menggiling mylja; gera að dufti polverizzare 砕く 가루로 만들다 sutrinti į miltelius/dulkes saberzt pulverī mengisar sst hingga lumat verpulverenfinknuse, pulverisere zetrzeć na proszek اوړه كول pulverizar a pulveriza превращать в порошок rozdrviť na prach zmleti v prah samleti pulvrisera โขลก ezmek, öğütmek 使成粉末 розтирати; перетворювати(ся) на порошок پيسنا، ميدہ بنانا nghiền thành bột 使成粉末

ˌpulveriˈzation, ˌpulveriˈsation noun

verstowwing, vergruising سَحْق، تَدْمير пулверизиране pulverização rozmělňování die Pulverisierung pulverisering κονιορτοποίησηpulverización pulveriseerimine گردسازی hienonnus pulvérisationכתישה पेषण, चूर्णन szétzúzás penggilingan mölun polverizzazione 砕くこと 분쇄 sutrynimas į miltelius/dulkes pulverizācija pengisaran het verpulverenfinknusing, pulverisering sproszkowanie ګرد جوړول pulverização pulve­rizare превращение в порошок rozdrvenie, rozomletie zdrobitev v prah mlevenje pulvrisering การโขลก ezme, öğütme 粉碎 пульверизація; перетворення на порошок ميدہ، سفوف sự nghiền thành bột 粉碎

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pulverize

v. pulverizar, reducir a polvo, hacer polvo.

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