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pulverize

[ puhl-vuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

pulverized, pulverizing.
  1. to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
  2. to demolish or crush completely.
  3. Slang. to 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.



verb (used without object)

pulverized, pulverizing.
  1. to become reduced to dust.

pulverize

/ ˈʌəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to reduce (a substance) to fine particles, as by crushing or grinding, or (of a substance) to be so reduced
  2. tr to destroy completely; defeat or injure seriously
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱˌ, noun
  • ˌܱˈپDz, noun
  • ˈܱˌ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܱv·a· adjective
  • ܱv··tDz noun
  • ܱv·e noun
  • sub·ܱv·e noun
  • ܲ·ܱv· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pulverize1

1575–85; < Late Latin ܱ to reduce to powder, equivalent to Latin pulver- (stem of pulvis; akin to pollen ) dust + - -ize
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pulverize1

C16: from Late Latin pulverizare or French ܱé, from Latin pulverum, from pulvis dust
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The organic matter in a person’s body, I was told, vaporizes when burned hot enough, leaving behind the pulverized, inorganic substance we call ashes.

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With a pulverized sample from scraping the inner walls of the vase, the team combined numerous analytical techniques for the first time to uncover what the mug last held.

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Mohammad Afif, spokesman for Hezbollah, whose leadership has been pulverized in days of Israeli airstrikes, said the Iranian-backed group was prepared to mount a fierce resistance to the invasion despite its losses.

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Then they used a grinder to pulverize the frozen sweets into a coarse powder.

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But also seared into survivors’ memories in Normandy are massive Allied bombing raids that pulverized towns, villages and the cities of Caen, Rouen and Le Havre, burying victims and turning skies fire-red.

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