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pul·ver·ize  (plv-rz)

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 demolish.

v.intr.

To be ground or reduced to powder or dust.

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

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pulver·iza·ble adj.

pulver·i·zation (-vr--zshn) n.

pulver·izer n.

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pulverize, pulverise [ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz]

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

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

pulverizable , pulverisable adj

pulverization , pulverisation n

pulverizer , pulveriser n

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.

Translations

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

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pulverize

v pulverize, pulverise [ˈpalvəraiz]

to make or crush into dust or powder. vergruis, verstof يَسْحَق، يُدَمِّر стривам на прах rozmělnit na prach pulverisere pulverisieren 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 verpulveren finknuse, pulverisere zetrzeć na proszek 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

n pulveriˈzation, ˌpulveriˈsation

verstowwing, vergruising سَحْق، تَدْمير пулверизиране rozmělňování pulverisering die Pulverisierung κονιορτοποίηση pulverización pulveriseerimine گردسازی jauhaminen pulvérisation כְּתִישָׁה पेषण, चूर्णन szétzúzás penggilingan mölun polverizzazione 砕くこと 분쇄 sutrynimas į miltelius/dulkes pulverizācija pengisaran het verpulveren finknusing, pulverisering sproszkowanie 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