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pulverize
to crush something into fine powder or dust
Synonyms
- crush
- grind
- smash
pulverize in a sentence
The machine can pulverize chunks of rock into fine gravel within seconds.
The falling boulder managed to pulverize the wooden fence at the bottom of the hill.
Where it comes from
From Latin pulvis 'dust'
Memory hook
PULVER-ize: turn something into powder.
Read it in context
- The Turning Walls Arts