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pulverized

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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.
[Middle English pulverizen, from Late Latin pulverizre, from Latin pulvis, pulver-, dust.]
pulver·iza·ble adj.
pulver·i·zation (-vr--zshn) n.
pulver·izer n.
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Adj.1.pulverized - consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"
fine-grained, powdered, powdery, pulverised, small-grained
fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"


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The wheels of the dairyman's spring cart, as he sped home from market, licked up the pulverized surface of the highway, and were followed by white ribands of dust, as if they had set a thin powertrain on fire.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
At their feet could be seen the half-worn stones of a spring, but these stones, pulverized by the baking heat of the sun, seemed to be nothing now but impalpable dust.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
The fresh earth excavated during their present work, and which would have entirely blocked up the old passage, was thrown, by degrees and with the utmost precaution, out of the window in either Faria's or Dantes' cell, the rubbish being first pulverized so finely that the night wind carried it far away without permitting the smallest trace to remain.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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