Main Entry: pul·ver·ize

Pronunciation: \ˈpəl-və-ˌrīz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): pul·ver·ized; pul·ver·iz·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin pulverizare, from Latin pulver-, pulvis dust, powder — more at powder

Date: 15th century

transitive verb 1 : to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize <pulverize rock>
2 : annihilate, demolishintransitive verb : to become pulverized

— pul·ver·iz·able \ˌpəl-və-ˈrī-zə-bəl\ adjective

— pul·ver·i·za·tion \ˌpəl-və-rə-ˈzā-shən, ˌpəlv-rə-\ noun

— pul·ver·iz·er \ˈpəl-və-ˌrī-zər\ noun