pulverize
[ puhl-vuh-rahyz ]
/ ˈpʌl vəˌraɪz /
verb (used with object), pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing.
to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
to demolish or crush completely.
Slang.
to defeat, hurt badly, or, figuratively, render helpless: The Kid pulverized Jackson with a series of brutal lefts. He's a veteran nightclub comic who can pulverize any audience in seconds.
verb (used without object), pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing.
to become reduced to dust.
Also
especially British,
pul·ver·ise.
Origin of pulverize
OTHER WORDS FROM pulverize
Words nearby pulverize
pulsus rarus,
pultaceous,
pulu,
pulv.,
pulverable,
pulverize,
pulverulent,
pulvillus,
pulvinar,
pulvinate,
pulvinus
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British Dictionary definitions for pulverize
pulverize
pulverise
/ (ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz) /
verb
to reduce (a substance) to fine particles, as by crushing or grinding, or (of a substance) to be so reduced
(tr)
to destroy completely; defeat or injure seriously
Derived forms of pulverize
pulverizable or pulverisable, adjective pulverization or pulverisation, noun pulverizer or pulveriser, nounWord Origin for pulverize
C16: from Late Latin
pulverizare or French
pulvériser, from Latin
pulverum, from
pulvis dust