pulverise
5 synonyms for pulverise, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To crush something down into a fine powder.
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English pulverizen, from Latin pulverizō, pulverizāre, from pulvis (“powder”); compare French pulvériser. By surface analysis, pulver (“powder”) plus -ise.
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