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   Pul·ver·ize

   /ˈpəlvəˌrīz/

   

   verb

   • 1. reduce to fine particles: "the brick of the villages was pulverized by the bombardment" Similar grindcrushpoundcrumblepowderturn to dustmillcrunchsquashpresspulpmashsievemincemanglechewshredmaceratetechnical:comminutetrituratearchaic:levigatebraypowderize
   • ▪ defeat utterly: "he had a winning car and pulverized the opposition" Similar defeat utterlyannihilatebeat hollowtrounceroutcrushsmashbreakoverwhelmvanquishinformal:hammerclobberthrashwhiplickpastepoundcrucifydemolishdestroydrubtanktake to the cleanerswipe the floor withmake mincemeat ofblow out of the watermurderslaughtermassacreflattenturn inside outstuffmarmalizeblow outcreamskunkown

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin pulverizare, from pulvis, pulver- ‘dust’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pulverizable adjective
   • 2. pulverization noun
   • 3. pulverizer noun
   • 4. pulverizator noun

   Scrabble Points: 23

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