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com·mi·nute (kŏm′ə-no͞ot′, -nyo͞ot′) tr.v. com·mi·nut·ed ,
com·mi·nut·ing ,
com·mi·nutes To reduce to powder; pulverize.
[Latin
comminuere , comminūt- :
com- ,
intensive pref. ; see
com- +
minuere ,
to lessen ; see
mei- in
Indo-European roots .]
com′mi·nu′tion n.
comminute (ˈkɒmɪˌnjuːt ) vb 1. (Medicine) to break (a bone) into several small fragments
2. (Law) to divide (property) into small lots
3. (tr ) to pulverize
[C17: from Latin comminuere, from com- (intensive) + minuere to reduce; related to minor]
ˌcommiˈnution n
com•mi•nute (ˈkɒm əˌnut, -ˌnyut) v. -nut•ed, -nut•ing, adj. v.t. 1. to pulverize, as in chemical processing; triturate.
adj. 2. powdered or crushed; pulverized.
[1620–30; < Latin
comminūtus, past participle of
comminuere =
com- com - +
minuere to lessen, akin to
minor minor ]
com`mi•nu′tion, n.
com′mi•nu`tor, n.
comminute Past participle: comminutedGerund: comminutingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative comminute comminute
Present I comminute you comminute he/she/it comminutes we comminute you comminute they comminute
Preterite I comminuted you comminuted he/she/it comminuted we comminuted you comminuted they comminuted
Present Continuous I am comminuting you are comminuting he/she/it is comminuting we are comminuting you are comminuting they are comminuting
Present Perfect I have comminuted you have comminuted he/she/it has comminuted we have comminuted you have comminuted they have comminuted
Past Continuous I was comminuting you were comminuting he/she/it was comminuting we were comminuting you were comminuting they were comminuting
Past Perfect I had comminuted you had comminuted he/she/it had comminuted we had comminuted you had comminuted they had comminuted
Future I will comminute you will comminute he/she/it will comminute we will comminute you will comminute they will comminute
Future Perfect I will have comminuted you will have comminuted he/she/it will have comminuted we will have comminuted you will have comminuted they will have comminuted
Future Continuous I will be comminuting you will be comminuting he/she/it will be comminuting we will be comminuting you will be comminuting they will be comminuting
Present Perfect Continuous I have been comminuting you have been comminuting he/she/it has been comminuting we have been comminuting you have been comminuting they have been comminuting
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been comminuting you will have been comminuting he/she/it will have been comminuting we will have been comminuting you will have been comminuting they will have been comminuting
Past Perfect Continuous I had been comminuting you had been comminuting he/she/it had been comminuting we had been comminuting you had been comminuting they had been comminuting
Conditional I would comminute you would comminute he/she/it would comminute we would comminute you would comminute they would comminute
Past Conditional I would have comminuted you would have comminuted he/she/it would have comminuted we would have comminuted you would have comminuted they would have comminuted
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. comminute - reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"pulp - reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"
pestle - grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic"
mill - grind with a mill; "mill grain"
Translations
comminute vt. pulverizar, triturar.
