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pulverate.

To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverise.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverise.

    transitive
  2. To break up soil or organic matter into a fine, powdery texture, often by means of a special plow.

    ambitransitive
  3. To crush or subdue; to overwhelm.

    figuratively · transitive
  4. To take a dust bath.

    intransitive
  5. 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.

noun
  1. 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.

adj
  1. 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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