What does Pulverize mean?
Definitions for Pulverize
ˈpʌl vəˌraɪzpul·ver·ize
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Princeton's WordNet
powderize, powderise, powder, pulverize, pulveriseverb
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
"pulverize the grains"
demolish, pulverize, pulveriseverb
destroy completely
"the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"
powderize, pulverize, pulverise, powderiseverb
become powder or dust
"When it was blown up, the building powderized"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To PULVERIZEverb
To reduce to powder; to reduce to dust.
Etymology: from pulveris, Lat. pulverifer, Fr.
If the experiment be carefully made, the whole mixture will shoot into fine crystals, that seem to be of an uniform substance, and are consistent enough to be even brittle, and to endure to be pulverized and sifted. Boyle.
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pulverize
To pulverize means to reduce something into tiny particles, fine dust or powder, often through crushing or grinding. It can also refer to defeating or destroying something or someone completely.
Webster Dictionary
Pulverizeverb
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
Pulverizeverb
to become reduced to powder; to fall to dust; as, the stone pulverizes easily
Etymology: [F. pulvriser, L. pulverizare, fr. pulvis dust, powder. See Powder.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Pulverize in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Pulverize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Pulverize in a Sentence
There's no comedy, it's all monsters and aliens and spies trying to pulverize each other. That's it.
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