to pulverize
8
7.4
- verb
- /ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz/
- US
:
triturar
- Frozen kidney samples were pulverized using liquid nitrogen with a mortar and pestle.
- pulverized coal
- pulverized coal boilers
- pulverized coal plant
Examples
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By legend, an impatient old fisherman in the area used to pulverize it with a hammer on a rock.
Academic text (1991) -
After drying, the samples of leaves as well as seeds were pulverized into a fine powder for analysis.
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"The farmers have to go in and break it up with bulldozers, then pulverize it.
Academic text (1995) -
A fourth instrument pulverized the soil to look for traces of organic material.
Academic text (1992) -
White flour products, highly pulverized with minimal fiber, are easily and quickly converted to glucose.
Academic text (2004) -
After drying, the samples of leaves as well as seeds were pulverized and sieved.
Academic text (2015) -
Water and pulverized coal are formed into cakes at a farm in China's southern province of Guangdong.
Academic text (2006) -
Traditionally, grains were coarsely and crudely ground, whereas modern food technology allows for a highly pulverized flour.
Academic text (2004) -
After the fairway is core-aerated, the cores are pulled up and pulverized with a vertical mower.
Academic text (1997) -
You need to pulverize the spices before adding them to the soup to enhance the flavor.
Synonyms
46
2.3
Rub food on a rough surface to make small pieces
39
3.0
To crush or grind something until it becomes a fine dry material
4
3.0
To crush something into small pieces
1
7.4
To break something into very small drops or pieces
1
9.9
Change something into very small pieces by pounding, crushing, or grinding
1
6.7
To make something into very small dry pieces like dust
To crush seeds or plants into small pieces with a heavy bowl and stick
Antonyms
How Fine
Surface Forms
Morphology
pulverize = pulver (opaque) = pulver + ize
The morpheme 'pulver' is not a familiar free morpheme in English, so the literal sense 'reduce to dust' is not transparently learnable from parts by most learners.
Etymology
Pulverize comes from the Latin word pulvis meaning 'dust', the same root behind the word powder. So, to pulverize something is to crush or grind it until it becomes dust or powder.