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Synonyms of comminute
to reduce to fine particles
- eons of incessant pounding by the waves have comminuted the once-rocky shoreline into a bed of fine-grained sand
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“Comminute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comminute. Accessed 1 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of comminute was in 1626
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