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Definition of: pulverize
(pul′və·rīz) v. ·ized, ·iz·ing v.t.
1. To reduce to powder or dust, as by grinding or crushing.
2. To demolish; annihilate.
—v.i.
3. To become reduced to powder or dust. Also Brit. pul′ver·ise. [<MF pulveriser <LL pulverizare <L pulvis, pulveris a powder, dust]
—pul′ver·iz′a·ble adjective
—pul′ver·i·za′tion noun
—pul′ver·iz′er noun
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