pulverize

Verb

Meaning

To reduce of fine powder or dust, as by beating, grinding, or the like; as, friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating, but to pulverize malleable bodies other methods must be pursued.

To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust; as, the stone pulverizes easily.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bray mill rice mush destroy powder flour hash pound blast pulp crush crushing smash squash
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Antonyms

institute doctor make create aid build
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Hypernyms

destroy disintegrate destruct

Phrases with the word

pulverize into fine particles to pulverize

Derivatives

pulverized pulverizing

Examples

I'll show them 'love is worthless,'" Silena Beauregard grumbled as she strapped on her armor. "I'll pulverize them! Rick Riordan

the wrecking ball demolished the building Source: Internet

pulverize the grains Source: Internet

When it was blown up, the building powderized Source: Internet

A few notes on the recipe: My food processor gave up the ghost a few hours before I wanted to pulverize the chocolate, so I ended up having to chop the chocolate by hand. Source: Internet

Jo Kuti had his left leg crushed by the machine used to pulverize ice for fish storage. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pulveriser pulverizable pulverization pulverize into fine particles pulverized pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant