comminuatev.
/kəˈmɪnjuːeɪt/ rare.
transitive. = comminute v.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > grinding or pounding > grind or pound [verb (transitive)]
grindc1000
i-ponec1000
britOE
poundOE
stampc1200
to-pounec1290
bruisea1382
minisha1382
bray1382
to-grind1393
beatc1420
gratec1430
mull1440
pestle1483
hatter1508
pounce1519
contuse1552
pounder1570
undergrind1605
dispulverate1609
peal1611
comminute1626
atom1648
comminuate1666
porphyrize1747
stub1765
kibble1790
smush1825
crack1833
pun1888
micronize1968
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > separate into constituents [verb (transitive)] > make into (small) pieces > minute
to-minisha1382
comminute1626
comminuate1666
1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ (ed. 2) 104 It will comminuate things of so hard a substance that no Mill can break.
1827 H. Steuart Planter's Guide (1828) 203 This treatment..tends to comminuate the subsoil turned up.
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