Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To break into smaller portions.

    Near-synonym: macerate

  2. To break into smaller portions.

    (transitive)To pulverize; to smash.

  3. (transitive)To cause fragmentation (of bone).

More definitions
  • reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

Origin

From Latin comminūtus (“crumbled, lessened”).

From Latin comminūtus (“crumbled, lessened”).

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Forms

comminutes, comminuting, comminuted, comminuted
Base formcomminute · to comminute
3rd person singularcomminutes
Present participlecomminuting
Past simplecomminuted
Past participlecomminuted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycomminute
he, she, itcomminutes

Past simpleLesson

all personscomminuted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave comminuted
he, she, ithas comminuted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill comminute

Synonyms

5 synonyms
macerate
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
Relatedcomminuiblecomminutedcomminutioncomminutor
Derivedcomminuter

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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