pulverize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
    powderize; powderise; pulverise; powder.
    • pulverize the grains
  2. verb destroy completely
    demolish; pulverise.
    • the wrecking ball demolished the building
    • demolish your enemies
    • pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
  3. verb become powder or dust
    powderize; powderise; pulverise.
    • When it was blown up, the building powderized

WordNet


Pul"ver*ize transitive verb
Etymology
F. pulvériser, L. pulverizare, fr. pulvis dust, powder. See Powder.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Pulverized ; present participle & verbal noun Pulverizing
Definitions
  1. 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 intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust; as, the stone pulverizes easily.

Webster 1913