Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pulverize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pulverize \Pul"ver*ize\, v. i.
To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust; as, the stone
pulverizes easily.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pulverize \Pul"ver*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulverized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Pulverizing}.] [F. pulv['e]riser, L.
pulverizare, fr. pulvis dust, powder. See {Powder}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pulverize
v : make into a powder by breaking up; "pulverize the grains"
[syn: {powderize}, {powder}, {pulverise}]
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