PULVERISE

powderize, powderise, powder, pulverize, pulverise

(verb) make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; “pulverize the grains”

powderize, pulverize, pulverise, powderise

(verb) become powder or dust; “When it was blown up, the building powderized”

demolish, pulverize, pulverise

(verb) destroy completely; “the wrecking ball demolished the building”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

pulverise (third-person singular simple present pulverises, present participle pulverising, simple past and past participle pulverised)

(transitive) To render into dust or powder.

(transitive) To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.

(transitive) To defeat soundly, thrash.

(intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.

Anagrams

• prelusive, repulsive

Source: Wiktionary



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