verb
Meaning 1
American and Oxford British spelling of pulverise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pulverize
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verb
Meaning 2
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- pulverize the grains
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: powderize, powderise, powder, pulverise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disintegrate
verb
Meaning 3
become powder or dust
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- When it was blown up, the building powderized
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: powderize, pulverise, powderise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disintegrate
verb
Meaning 4
destroy completely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the wrecking ball demolished the building
- demolish your enemies
- pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: demolish, pulverise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: destroy, destruct
History
Etymology
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