PULVERIZE

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

pulverize (third-person singular simple present pulverizes, present participle pulverizing, simple past and past participle pulverized)

(American spelling) Alternative spelling of pulverise

Source: Wiktionary


Pul"ver*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pulverized; p. pr. & vb. n. Pulverizing.] Etym: [F. pulvériser, L. pulverizare, fr. pulvis dust, powder. See Powder.]

Definition: 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.

Pul"ver*ize, v. i.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

16 May 2025

AMPHIPROSTYLAR

(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

coffee icon