Main Entry: com·mi·nute

Pronunciation: \ˈkä-mə-ˌnüt, -ˌnyüt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): com·mi·nut·ed; com·mi·nut·ing

Etymology: Latin comminutus, past participle of comminuere, from com- + minuere to lessen — more at minor

Date: 1626

: to reduce to minute particles : pulverize

— com·mi·nu·tion \ˌkä-mə-ˈnü-shən, -ˈnyü-\ noun