pulverise

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Etymology

Borrowed from French pulvériser, from Latin pulverizo, from pulvis ("powder").

Verb

pulverise (pulverises, present participle pulverising; simple past and past participle pulverised)

1. (transitive) To render into dust or powder.
2. (transitive) To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
3. (transitive) To defeat soundly, thrash.
4. (intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.

   the stone pulverises easily

Synonyms

• pulver (archaic)

Translations

• French: pulvériser
• German: pulverisieren, zerpulvern
• Italian: polverizzare
• Portuguese: pulverizar
• Russian: превращать в порошок
• Spanish: pulverizar

Translations

• Russian: дроби́ть

Translations

• Russian: превращаться в порошок

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