pulverize
verb
pul·ver·ize
ˈpəl-və-ˌrīz 
pulverized; pulverizing
1
: to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
pulverize rock
2
: to become pulverized
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Examples of pulverize in a Sentence
The mower pulverizes grass clippings.
Bits of pulverized rock filled the air.
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The sample preparation involved crushing 70% to less than 2 mm, riffle split off 250g, pulverize split to better than 85% passing 75 microns.
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Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
As a result, the trial, which became a limited, perpetually bingeable series, pulverized the notion of legal ethics — indeed, of reality itself — in the American mind.
—David Friend, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
The scattered and pulverized rocks make the land more productive by adding and sealing in nutrients and moisture and protecting young plants from winds — an ancient farming technique also known as rock mulching.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 June 2024
That battle pulverized much of the eastern part of the city.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
As a result, the trial, which became a limited, perpetually bingeable series, pulverized the notion of legal ethics — indeed, of reality itself — in the American mind.
—David Friend, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
The scattered and pulverized rocks make the land more productive by adding and sealing in nutrients and moisture and protecting young plants from winds — an ancient farming technique also known as rock mulching.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 June 2024
That battle pulverized much of the eastern part of the city.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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“Pulverize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pulverize. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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pulverize
verb
pul·ver·ize
ˈpəl-və-ˌrīz
pulverized; pulverizing
1
: to beat or grind into a powder or dust
2
: to destroy as if by pulverizing
Medical Definition
pulverize
verb
pul·ver·ize
variants
also British pulverise
pulverized also British pulverised; pulverizing also British pulverising
: to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles
: to become pulverized
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