pulverise
To render into dust or powderTo render into dust or powder.
» I pulverise a plant.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To render into dust or powder.
pulverisieren, zerpulvern
превраща́ть в порошо́кprevraščátʹ v porošók, превраща́ться в порошо́кprevraščátʹsja v porošók
become powder or dust
(transitive)To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
дроби́тьdrobítʹ, измельча́тьizmelʹčátʹ, распыля́тьraspyljátʹ
destroy completely
(figuratively, transitive)To defeat soundly, thrash.
(intransitive)To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.
the stone pulverises easily
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
Examples
2 sentencesI pulverise a plant.
I am pulverising a plant.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English pulverizen, from Latin pulverizō, pulverizāre, from pulvis (“powder”).From Middle English pulverizen, from Latin pulverizō, pulverizāre, from pulvis (“powder”). Compare French pulvériser. By surface analysis, pulver (“powder”) + -ise.
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Forms
pulverises, pulverising, pulverised, pulverised| Base form | pulverise · to pulverise |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pulverises |
| Present participle | pulverising |
| Past simple | pulverised |
| Past participle | pulverised |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle