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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pul•ver•ize /ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz/USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. - to (cause to) be turned into or reduced to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding: [~ + object]The workers pulverized the rocks.[no object]Over time the mineral slowly pulverized.
- to demolish or crush completely:[~ + object]The two-thousand-pound bomb pulverized the command center.
pul•ver•i•za•tion /ˌpʌlvərɪˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pul•ver•ize (pul′və rīz′),USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. - to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- to demolish or crush completely.
- Slang Termsto 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.
v.i. - to become reduced to dust.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] pul′ver•ise′. - Late Latin pulverizāre to reduce to powder, equivalent. to Latin pulver- (stem of pulvis; akin to pollen) dust + -izāre -ize
- 1575–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pulverize, pulverise /ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz/ vb - to reduce (a substance) to fine particles, as by crushing or grinding, or (of a substance) to be so reduced
- (transitive) to destroy completely; defeat or injure seriously
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin pulverizare or French pulvériser, from Latin pulverum, from pulvis dustˈpulverˌizable, ˈpulverˌisable adj ˌpulveriˈzation, ˌpulveriˈsation n ˈpulverˌizer, ˈpulverˌiser n |