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to powderize

to powderize

1 6.7
To make something into very small dry pieces like dust
  • verb
  • /ˈpaʊdərˌaɪz/
translation icon : pulverizar
  • She used a blender to powderize the nuts for her dessert topping.

Everyone I grew up with, I have to powderize them.

Examples

  • The chef decided to powderize the spices to enhance their flavor in the dish.

  • And then on top we've got more tablets and more powderized tablets and then of course, a side of Pepto mustard.

  • After the experiment, we had to powderize the samples for accurate analysis.

Synonyms

to powder
vsto powderize
39 3.0

To crush or grind something until it becomes a fine dry material

has identical meaning but is the alternative form
to pulverize
vsto powderize
  • US
8 7.4

To crush something into a fine powder

is the alternative verb form with the same meaning
to granulate
vsto powderize
6 7.1

To make something into small grains like sugar

yields finer powdery dust instead of coarser grains
to atomize
vsto powderize
  • Specialized
1 7.4

To break something into very small drops or pieces

produces dry powder or dust rather than droplets

Antonyms

to solidify
55 4.4

To change from a liquid or gas into a hard state as it cools

How Fine

to atomize
  • Specialized
1 7.4
to pulverize
  • US
8 7.4
to powderize
1 6.7
grind
5 2.5
to crush
401 1.6

Surface Forms

powderize infinitive
powderized past
powderized past participle
powderizing present participle
powderizes third person singular

Morphology

powderize = powder (transparent) = powder + ize

Formed by the productive verb-making suffix '-ize' added to 'powder', giving the straightforward meaning 'make into powder'.

Etymology

The word powderize comes from the simple word powder plus the verb ending -ize, and it literally means 'to make into powder'. So, to powderize something is to break it down into very small pieces or dust, which matches its modern use.