pulveriser

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pul•ver•ize /ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz/USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing.

to (cause to) be turned into or reduced to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding: [~ + object]The workers pulverized the rocks.[no object]Over time the mineral slowly pulverized.
to demolish or crush completely:[~ + object]The two-thousand-pound bomb pulverized the command center.

pul•ver•i•za•tion /ˌpʌlvərɪˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

pul•ver•ize (pul′və rīz′),USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing.
v.t.

to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
to demolish or crush completely.
Slang Termsto 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.

v.i.

to become reduced to dust.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] pul′ver•ise′.

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

pul′ver•iz′a•ble, adj.
pul′ver•i•za′tion, n.
pul′ver•iz′er, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pulverize, pulverise /ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz/ vb

to reduce (a substance) to fine particles, as by crushing or grinding, or (of a substance) to be so reduced
(transitive) to destroy completely; defeat or injure seriously

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin pulverizare or French pulvériser, from Latin pulverum, from pulvis dustˈpulverˌizable, ˈpulverˌisable adj ˌpulveriˈzation, ˌpulveriˈsation n ˈpulverˌizer, ˈpulverˌiser n

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