pul‧ver‧ize (
also pulverise British English) /ˈpʌlvəraɪz/
verb [transitive usually passive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: French;
Origin: pulvériser, from Late Latin pulverizare, from Latin pulvis 'dust, powder']
1. to crush something into a powder:
The seeds can be used whole or pulverized into flour.2. informal to completely defeat someone:
Stewart completely pulverized the opposition.—pulverized adjective:
pulverized coal—pulverization /ˌpʌlvəraɪˈzeɪʃ
ən $ -rə-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲