"pulverize" meaning in English

See pulverize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈpʌlvərʌɪz/ Audio: en-us-pulverize.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pulverise.wav [UK] Forms: pulverize [canonical], pulverizes [third-person, singular], pulverized [past], pulverized [past, participle], pulverizing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|pulveriz|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you pulverize something, you turn it into very fine particles or dust.
    Sense id: simple-pulverize-en-verb-84TZ6epE
     
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