PULVERISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pulverise mean? 

• PULVERISE (verb)
  The verb PULVERISE has 3 senses:

1. destroy completely

2. become powder or dust

3. make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

  Familiarity information: PULVERISE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PULVERISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they pulverise    ... he / she / it pulverises   
Past simple: pulverised   
Past participle: pulverised   
-ing form: pulverising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Destroy completely

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

demolish; pulverise; pulverize

Context example:

the wrecking ball demolished the building

Hypernyms (to "pulverise" is one way to...):

destroy; destruct (do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

pulverisation (annihilation by pulverizing something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become powder or dust

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

powderise; powderize; pulverise; pulverize

Context example:

When it was blown up, the building powderized

Hypernyms (to "pulverise" is one way to...):

disintegrate (break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity)

Verb group:

powder; powderise; powderize; pulverise; pulverize (make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

pulverisation (a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

powder; powderise; powderize; pulverise; pulverize

Context example:

pulverize the grains

Hypernyms (to "pulverise" is one way to...):

disintegrate (break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity)

Verb group:

powderise; powderize; pulverise; pulverize (become powder or dust)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

pulverisation (the act of grinding to a powder or dust)