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pulverise

/ pulverise /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become powder or dust
"When it was blown up, the building powderized"
Type of:
disintegrate
Derived:
powder pulverization pulverisation
Verb group:
powderize powderise powder pulverize
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
destroy completely
"the wrecking ball demolished the building"
"demolish your enemies"
"pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"
Type of:
destroy destruct
Derived:
pulverization pulverisation destruction demolition wipeout
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
"pulverize the grains"
Type of:
disintegrate
Derived:
grind mill pulverization pulverisation powder
Verb group:
powderize pulverize powderise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
44%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
24
Times Searched
2
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