English Explanatory Dictionary

pulverate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverise.
  2. To break up soil or organic matter into a fine, powdery texture, often by means of a special plow.
  3. To crush or subdue; to overwhelm.
  4. To take a dust bath.
  5. To be powdery or granular.
noun
  1. A powdered preparation of some substance.
adj
  1. Having a powdery or granular texture;

Word forms

pulverate pulverates pulverating pulverated more pulverate most pulverate

Etymology

From Latin pulveratus, past participle of pulverare (“to pulverize”). See pulverize. By surface analysis, pulver + -ate.

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