"pulverise" meaning in All languages combined

See pulverise on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav Forms: pulverises [present, singular, third-person], pulverising [participle, present], pulverised [participle, past], pulverised [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from French pulvériser, from Latin pulverizo, pulverizare, from pulvis (“powder”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|pulvériser}} French pulvériser, {{der|en|la|pulverizo|pulverizo, pulverizare}} Latin pulverizo, pulverizare Head templates: {{en-verb}} pulverise (third-person singular simple present pulverises, present participle pulverising, simple past and past participle pulverised)
  1. (transitive) To render into dust or powder. Tags: transitive Translations (intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder): փոշիանալ (pʻošianal) (Armenian), разпрашавам се (razprašavam se) (Bulgarian), jauhautua (Finnish), hienontua (Finnish), obrócić się w proch [perfective] (Polish), превраща́ться в порошо́к (prevraščátʹsja v porošók) [imperfective] (Russian), บด (bòt) (Thai), บดเป็นผง (Thai), ภัสมธุลี (Thai) Translations (to render into dust or powder): فَتَّتَ (fattata) (Arabic), разпрашавам (razprašavam) (Bulgarian), 碾碎 (niǎnsuì) (Chinese Mandarin), 粉碎 (fěnsuì) (Chinese Mandarin), (yán) (Chinese Mandarin), fijnwrijven (Dutch), doen verstuiven (Dutch), vermorzelen (Dutch), jauhaa (Finnish), hienontaa (Finnish), pulvériser (French), დაფხვნა (dapxvna) (Georgian), დაფშვნა (dapšvna) (Georgian), pulverisieren (German), zerpulvern (German), 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (diswinþjan) (Gothic), polverizzare (Italian), conterō (Latin), comminuo (Latin), (jī) (Literary Chinese), whakanehu (Maori), tāpā (english: refers to preparing soil) (Maori), tāpāpā (english: refers to preparing soil) (Maori), knokken (Middle English), pokruszyć [perfective] (Polish), pulverizar (Portuguese), pulveriza (Romanian), превраща́ть в порошо́к (prevraščátʹ v porošók) [imperfective] (Russian), meil (Scottish Gaelic), pulverizar (Spanish), polvorizar (Spanish), polvificar (Spanish), pulverisera (Swedish), บด (bòt) (Thai), บดเป็นผง (Thai), ภัสมธุลี (Thai), פּולוועריזירן (pulverizirn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-pulverise-en-verb-yxq7qZ-C Disambiguation of 'intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder': 62 9 10 20 Disambiguation of 'to render into dust or powder': 88 4 2 6
  2. (transitive) To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder. Tags: transitive Translations (to completely destroy): murskata (Finnish), გაცამტვერება (gacamṭvereba) (Georgian), განადგურება (ganadgureba) (Georgian), múr (Irish), púdraigh (Irish), whakanehu (Maori), дроби́ть (drobítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), измельча́ть (izmelʹčátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), распыля́ть (raspyljátʹ) (english: water) [imperfective] (Russian), meil (Scottish Gaelic), บด (bòt) (Thai), ทำให้แหลก (Thai)
    Sense id: en-pulverise-en-verb-ksuVtlOW Disambiguation of 'to completely destroy': 3 91 5 1
  3. (transitive) To defeat soundly, thrash. Tags: transitive Translations (to defeat soundly): разбивам (razbivam) (Bulgarian), murskata (Finnish), დამარცხება (damarcxeba) (Georgian)
    Sense id: en-pulverise-en-verb-MDmtN5PC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Literary Chinese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 12 69 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 9 74 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 10 70 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 80 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 8 12 72 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 10 9 74 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 9 70 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 12 66 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 9 74 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 10 61 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 11 9 72 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 10 73 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 9 8 76 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 10 72 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 9 73 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 9 73 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Literary Chinese translations: 6 7 80 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 15 64 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 10 72 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 12 12 65 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 12 59 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 10 71 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 9 10 72 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 8 76 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 9 10 71 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 9 74 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 9 75 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 11 9 72 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 9 10 71 10 Disambiguation of 'to defeat soundly': 1 3 95 1
  4. (intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pulverise-en-verb-ATsidQjV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pulver [archaic], pulverize (english: American) Related terms: nebulize, vaporize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "pulvériser"
      },
      "expansion": "French pulvériser",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pulverizo",
        "4": "pulverizo, pulverizare"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pulverizo, pulverizare",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French pulvériser, from Latin pulverizo, pulverizare, from pulvis (“powder”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pulverises",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulverising",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulverised",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulverised",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pulverise (third-person singular simple present pulverises, present participle pulverising, simple past and past participle pulverised)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nebulize"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vaporize"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To render into dust or powder."
      ],
      "id": "en-pulverise-en-verb-yxq7qZ-C",
      "links": [
        [
          "render",
          "render"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To render into dust or powder."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "fattata",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "فَتَّتَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razprašavam",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "разпрашавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "lzh",
          "lang": "Literary Chinese",
          "roman": "jī",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "齏"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "niǎnsuì",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "碾碎"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fěnsuì",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "粉碎"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yán",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "研"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "fijnwrijven"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "doen verstuiven"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "vermorzelen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "jauhaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "hienontaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "pulvériser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "dapxvna",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "დაფხვნა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "dapšvna",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "დაფშვნა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "pulverisieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "zerpulvern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "diswinþjan",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "polverizzare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "conterō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "comminuo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "whakanehu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "english": "refers to preparing soil",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "tāpā"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "english": "refers to preparing soil",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "tāpāpā"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "knokken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "pokruszyć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "pulverizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "pulveriza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prevraščátʹ v porošók",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "превраща́ть в порошо́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "meil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "pulverizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "polvorizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "polvificar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "pulverisera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "bòt",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "บด"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "บดเป็นผง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "ภัสมธุลี"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 4 2 6",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "pulverizirn",
          "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
          "word": "פּולוועריזירן"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 9 10 20",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "pʻošianal",
          "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
          "word": "փոշիանալ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 9 10 20",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razprašavam se",
          "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
          "word": "разпрашавам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 9 10 20",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
          "word": "jauhautua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 9 10 20",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
          "word": "hienontua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 9 10 20",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "obrócić się w proch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 9 10 20",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prevraščátʹsja v porošók",
          "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "превраща́ться в порошо́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 9 10 20",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "bòt",
          "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
          "word": "บด"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 9 10 20",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
          "word": "บดเป็นผง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "62 9 10 20",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
          "word": "ภัสมธุลี"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder."
      ],
      "id": "en-pulverise-en-verb-ksuVtlOW",
      "links": [
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "crush",
          "crush"
        ],
        [
          "fragment",
          "fragment"
        ],
        [
          "powder",
          "powder"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 5 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "word": "murskata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 5 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gacamṭvereba",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "word": "გაცამტვერება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 5 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ganadgureba",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "word": "განადგურება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 5 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "word": "múr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 5 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "word": "púdraigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 5 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "word": "whakanehu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 5 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "drobítʹ",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "дроби́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 5 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "izmelʹčátʹ",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "измельча́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 5 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "water",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raspyljátʹ",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "распыля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 5 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "word": "meil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 5 1",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "bòt",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "word": "บด"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 5 1",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "to completely destroy",
          "word": "ทำให้แหลก"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 12 69 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 9 74 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 10 70 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 80 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 12 72 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Arabic translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 9 74 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Armenian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 9 70 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 12 66 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Dutch translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 9 74 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 10 61 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 9 72 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Georgian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 10 73 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 8 76 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Gothic translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 10 72 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Irish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 9 73 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Italian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 9 73 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Latin translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 7 80 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Literary Chinese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 15 64 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Mandarin translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 10 72 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Maori translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 12 65 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Middle English translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 12 59 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Polish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 10 71 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 10 72 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Romanian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 8 76 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Russian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 10 71 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 9 74 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 9 75 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 9 72 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Thai translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 10 71 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Yiddish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To defeat soundly, thrash."
      ],
      "id": "en-pulverise-en-verb-MDmtN5PC",
      "links": [
        [
          "defeat",
          "defeat"
        ],
        [
          "soundly",
          "soundly"
        ],
        [
          "thrash",
          "thrash"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To defeat soundly, thrash."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razbivam",
          "sense": "to defeat soundly",
          "word": "разбивам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to defeat soundly",
          "word": "murskata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "damarcxeba",
          "sense": "to defeat soundly",
          "word": "დამარცხება"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "the stone pulverises easily",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust."
      ],
      "id": "en-pulverise-en-verb-ATsidQjV",
      "links": [
        [
          "powder",
          "powder"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "pulver"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "American",
      "word": "pulverize"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pulverise"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "British English forms",
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms borrowed from French",
    "English terms derived from French",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English verbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Gothic translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Literary Chinese translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Middle English translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Thai translations",
    "Terms with Yiddish translations"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "pulvériser"
      },
      "expansion": "French pulvériser",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pulverizo",
        "4": "pulverizo, pulverizare"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pulverizo, pulverizare",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French pulvériser, from Latin pulverizo, pulverizare, from pulvis (“powder”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pulverises",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulverising",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulverised",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pulverised",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pulverise (third-person singular simple present pulverises, present participle pulverising, simple past and past participle pulverised)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "nebulize"
    },
    {
      "word": "vaporize"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To render into dust or powder."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "render",
          "render"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To render into dust or powder."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "crush",
          "crush"
        ],
        [
          "fragment",
          "fragment"
        ],
        [
          "powder",
          "powder"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To defeat soundly, thrash."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "defeat",
          "defeat"
        ],
        [
          "soundly",
          "soundly"
        ],
        [
          "thrash",
          "thrash"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To defeat soundly, thrash."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "the stone pulverises easily",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "powder",
          "powder"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "pulver"
    },
    {
      "english": "American",
      "word": "pulverize"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "fattata",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "فَتَّتَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razprašavam",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "разпрашавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "lzh",
      "lang": "Literary Chinese",
      "roman": "jī",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "齏"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "niǎnsuì",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "碾碎"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fěnsuì",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "粉碎"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yán",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "研"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "fijnwrijven"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "doen verstuiven"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "vermorzelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "jauhaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "hienontaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "pulvériser"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "dapxvna",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "დაფხვნა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "dapšvna",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "დაფშვნა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "pulverisieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "zerpulvern"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "diswinþjan",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "polverizzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "conterō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "comminuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "whakanehu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "refers to preparing soil",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "tāpā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "refers to preparing soil",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "tāpāpā"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "knokken"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "pokruszyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "pulverizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "pulveriza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prevraščátʹ v porošók",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "превраща́ть в порошо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "meil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "pulverizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "polvorizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "polvificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "pulverisera"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bòt",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "บด"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "บดเป็นผง"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "ภัสมธุลี"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "pulverizirn",
      "sense": "to render into dust or powder",
      "word": "פּולוועריזירן"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "word": "murskata"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gacamṭvereba",
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "word": "გაცამტვერება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ganadgureba",
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "word": "განადგურება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "word": "múr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "word": "púdraigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "word": "whakanehu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "drobítʹ",
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "дроби́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izmelʹčátʹ",
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "измельча́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "water",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raspyljátʹ",
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "распыля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "word": "meil"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bòt",
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "word": "บด"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "to completely destroy",
      "word": "ทำให้แหลก"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razbivam",
      "sense": "to defeat soundly",
      "word": "разбивам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to defeat soundly",
      "word": "murskata"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "damarcxeba",
      "sense": "to defeat soundly",
      "word": "დამარცხება"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "pʻošianal",
      "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
      "word": "փոշիանալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razprašavam se",
      "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
      "word": "разпрашавам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
      "word": "jauhautua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
      "word": "hienontua"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "obrócić się w proch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prevraščátʹsja v porošók",
      "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "превраща́ться в порошо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bòt",
      "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
      "word": "บด"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
      "word": "บดเป็นผง"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder",
      "word": "ภัสมธุลี"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pulverise"
}

Download raw JSONL data for pulverise meaning in All languages combined (10.9kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.