pulverise

pul·ver·ize

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhl-vuh-rahyz]
- /ˈpʌl vəˌraɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhl-vuh-rahyz]
- /ˈpʌl vəˌraɪz/

Definitions of pulverise word

verb with object pulverise to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding. 1
verb with object pulverise to demolish or crush completely. 1
verb with object pulverise Slang. to defeat, hurt badly, or, figuratively, render helpless: The Kid pulverized Jackson with a series of brutal lefts. He's a veteran nightclub comic who can pulverize any audience in seconds. 1
verb without object pulverise to become reduced to dust. 1

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Origin of pulverise

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

1575-85; < Late Latin pulverizāre to reduce to powder, equivalent to Latin pulver- (stem of pulvis; akin to pollen) dust + -izāre -ize

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Parts of speech for Pulverise

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pulverise

pulverise popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for pulverise

adj pulverise

crumbly — Something that is crumbly is easily broken into a lot of little pieces.

verb pulverise

atomize — to separate or be separated into free atoms
collide — If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.
comminute — to break (a bone) into several small fragments
comminuted — pulverized; ground
contuse — to injure (the body) without breaking the skin; bruise

adjective pulverise

degenerated — to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate: The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.
disintegrated — Simple past tense and past participle of disintegrate.

All 48 Synonyms of pulverise