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pulverize (verb)

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  • pulverize — verb ( ized; izing) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin pulverizare, from Latin pulver , pulvis dust, powder more at powder Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pulverize — (also pulverise) ► VERB 1) reduce to fine particles. 2) informal defeat utterly. DERIVATIVES pulverizer noun. ORIGIN Latin pulverizare, from pulvis dust …   English terms dictionary

  • pulverize — verb 1) the seeds are pulverized into flour Syn: grind, crush, pound, powder, mill, crunch, squash, press, pulp, mash, sieve, mince, macerate; technical comminute 2) informal he pulverized the opposition …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • pulverize — [[t]pʌ̱lvəraɪz[/t]] pulverizes, pulverizing, pulverized (in BRIT, also use pulverise) 1) VERB To pulverize something means to do great damage to it or to destroy it completely. [V n] ...the economic policies which pulverised the economy during… …   English dictionary

  • pulverize — UK [ˈpʌlvəraɪz] / US [ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms pulverize : present tense I/you/we/they pulverize he/she/it pulverizes present participle pulverizing past tense pulverized past participle pulverized 1) to crush something into very …   English dictionary

  • pulverize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. crush, powder, crumble. See powderiness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. grind, crush, smash, comminute, triturate, levigate; see also grind 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. grind, smash, crush,… …   English dictionary for students

  • pulverize — pul|ver|ize [ pʌlvə,raız ] verb transitive 1. ) to crush something into very small pieces, or powder, or a nearly liquid substance 2. ) INFORMAL to defeat an opponent completely: Our team was pulverized by the defending champions …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pulverize — or pulverise verb 1》 reduce to fine particles. 2》 informal defeat utterly. Derivatives pulverization noun pulverizer noun Origin ME: from late L. pulverizare, from pulvis, pulver dust …   English new terms dictionary

  • pulverize — also ise BrE verb (transitive usually passive) 1 to crush something into a powder 2 informal to completely defeat someone pulverization noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pulverize — [ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz] verb [T] to crush something into very small pieces …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • pulverise — verb 1. become powder or dust When it was blown up, the building powderized • Syn: ↑powderize, ↑pulverize, ↑powderise • Derivationally related forms: ↑pulverisation, ↑pulverization ( …   Useful english dictionary

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