Dictionary

pulverise en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpʌlvəɾaɪz/ (Scotland, Wales)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpʊlvəɹaɪz/ (Northern-England)
• /ˈpʌlvəɹɑjz/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈpʌlvəɹaɪz/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English pulverizen, from Latin pulverizō, pulverizāre, from pulvis (“powder”). Compare French pulvériser. By surface analysis, pulver (“powder”) + -ise.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To render into dust or powder.
2. (transitive) To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To defeat soundly, thrash.
4. (intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.
   • the stone pulverises easily

Forms

Deriveds

pulveriser

Relateds

nebulize · vaporize

Synonyms

comminute · pulver

Translations (67)

ka განადგურება (to completely destroy) · ka დაფშვნა (to render into dust or powder) · bg разпрашавам се (intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder) · pt pulverizar (to render into dust or powder) · da pulverisere (to render into dust or powder) · fi murskata (to defeat soundly) · mi tāpāpā (to render into dust or powder) · nl fijnwrijven (to render into dust or powder) · it polverizzare (to render into dust or powder) · sv pulverisera (to render into dust or powder) · ru распыля́ть (to completely destroy) · pl sproszkować (to render into dust or powder) · ro pulveriza (to render into dust or powder) · fi jauhaa (to render into dust or powder) · nl doen verstuiven (to render into dust or powder) · th ภัสมธุลี (intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder) · pl pokruszyć (to render into dust or powder) · ru дроби́ть (to completely destroy) · fi jauhautua (intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder) · fi hienontua (intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder) · es polvorizar (to render into dust or powder) · ga múr (to completely destroy) · enm knokken (to render into dust or powder) · fi hienontaa (to render into dust or powder) · da pulverisere (to defeat soundly) · ar فَتَّتَ (to render into dust or powder) · ka გაცამტვერება (to completely destroy) · th บด (to completely destroy) · la conterō (to render into dust or powder) · cmn 碾碎 (to render into dust or powder) · bg разбивам (to defeat soundly) · mi tāpā (to render into dust or powder) · th บด (to render into dust or powder) · fr pulvériser (to render into dust or powder) · ru измельча́ть (to completely destroy) · de zerpulvern (to render into dust or powder) · th ภัสมธุลี (to render into dust or powder) · ka დაფხვნა (to render into dust or powder) · th ทำให้แหลก (to completely destroy) · fi murskata (to completely destroy) · bg разпрашавам (to render into dust or powder) · cmn 研 (to render into dust or powder) · es pulverizar (to render into dust or powder) · la comminuo (to render into dust or powder) · da pulverisere (to completely destroy) · th บดเป็นผง (intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder) · ca polvoritzar (to render into dust or powder) · ga púdraigh (to completely destroy) · da formale (to render into dust or powder) · nl vermorzelen (to render into dust or powder) · ru превраща́ть в порошо́к (to render into dust or powder) · cmn 粉碎 (to render into dust or powder) · yi פּולוועריזירן (to render into dust or powder) · es polvificar (to render into dust or powder) · ka დამარცხება (to defeat soundly) · gd meil (to render into dust or powder) · pl obrócić się w proch (intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder) · got 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to render into dust or powder) · ru превраща́ться в порошо́к (intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder) · mi whakanehu (to render into dust or powder) · hy փոշիանալ (intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder) · de pulverisieren (to render into dust or powder) · gd meil (to completely destroy) · mi whakanehu (to completely destroy) · lzh-lit 齏 (to render into dust or powder) · th บดเป็นผง (to render into dust or powder) · th บด (intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder)