pulverized

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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Thesaurus

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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