comminute
[verb]
Synonyms: pulverize, bray, buck, contriturate, crush, powder, triturate

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comminute verb trans. ['kɒmɪnju:t] E17.
[Latin comminut- pa. ppl stem of comminuere, formed as COM- + minuere lessen.]
1. Reduce to small fragments; break down or grind into small particles. E17.
comminuted fracture: producing multiple fragments of bone.

2. Divide (property etc.) into small portions. M19.

■ commi'nution noun L16.

■ comminutor noun a machine that breaks up solids, esp. of sewage M19.

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