comminute

Speech parts

1. comminute - Noun

2. comminute - Verb

Meaning

To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminute food with the teeth.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bray grind mash crunch mill coquet ground press butterfly buck break beat powder flour crushed

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Antonyms

free create release build encourage smooth

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Hypernyms

fragment break-up fragmentize fragmentise

Hyponyms

mill pulp pestle

Derivatives

comminuted comminuting

Examples

grind the spices in a mortar Source: Internet

mash the garlic Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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