pulverate.
To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverise.
Meaning & usage
To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverise.
To break up soil or organic matter into a fine, powdery texture, often by means of a special plow.
To crush or subdue; to overwhelm.
To take a dust bath.
To be powdery or granular.
Where this word comes from
From Latin pulveratus, past participle of pulverare (“to pulverize”). See pulverize. By surface analysis, pulver + -ate.
A powdered preparation of some substance.
Where this word comes from
From Latin pulveratus, past participle of pulverare (“to pulverize”). See pulverize. By surface analysis, pulver + -ate.
Having a powdery or granular texture;
Where this word comes from
From Latin pulveratus, past participle of pulverare (“to pulverize”). See pulverize. By surface analysis, pulver + -ate.
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