pulverize C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process Also spelled pulverised US /ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz/ UK /ˈpʌlvəraɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to reduce to fine powder or dust; to crush thoroughly The mill will pulverize the grain into flour. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to reduce to fine powder or... crushgrindpowdermillpoundmashcomminute Word family Derived forms pulverizedpulverizerpulverization Related forms powderpulverulentpollen Etymology AI details From Late Latin pulverizare ('to reduce to powder'), from Latin pulvis (stem pulver-) ('dust, powder'). pulverizare Latin pulvis Latin *pel- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pulverize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpʌlvəraɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to reduce to fine powder or dust; to crush thoroughly ## Examples - The mill will pulverize the grain into flour. ## Synonyms - crush - grind - powder - mill - pound - mash - comminute ## Derived Forms - pulverized - pulverizer - pulverization ## Related Forms - powder - pulverulent - pollen ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pulverizare - Root: pulvis - Root: *pel- ## Etymology From Late Latin pulverizare ('to reduce to powder'), from Latin pulvis (stem pulver-) ('dust, powder'). ## AI Etymology Pulverize is from Late Latin pulverizare ('to reduce to powder'), from Latin pulvis (stem pulver-) ('dust, powder'). Important recorded forms include pulverizare (Latin), pulvis (Latin), and *pel- (Proto-Indo-European). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to reduce to fine powder or dust; to crush thoroughly. The wider family includes derived forms such as pulverized, pulverizer, and pulverization and related words such as powder, pulverulent, and pollen. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown