pulverize
verb
pul·ver·ize
ˈpəl-və-ˌrīz 
pulverized; pulverizing
1
: to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
pulverize rock
2
: to become pulverized
Examples of pulverize in a Sentence
The mower pulverizes grass clippings.
Bits of pulverized rock filled the air.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 22 Feb. 2025
One of the surreal legacies of the war is the juxtaposition of neighborhoods that were pulverized by fighting and others that were left unscathed.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
This process involves dehydrating, processing, and pulverizing the placenta into a fine powder.
—Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
One of its key operatives assassinated in an airstrike that pulverized an eight-story building.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pulverize
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“Pulverize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pulverize. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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pulverize
verb
pul·ver·ize
ˈpəl-və-ˌrīz
pulverized; pulverizing
1
: to beat or grind into a powder or dust
2
: to destroy as if by pulverizing
Medical Definition
pulverize
verb
pul·ver·ize
variants
also British pulverise
pulverized also British pulverised; pulverizing also British pulverising
: to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles
: to become pulverized
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