pulverise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav

Word forms

pulverise pulverises pulverising pulverised pulverize

Etymology

From Middle English pulverizen, from Latin pulverizō, pulverizāre, from pulvis (“powder”). Compare French pulvériser. By surface analysis, pulver (“powder”) + -ise.

Synonyms

Related words

Derived words

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.