pulverize

verb

/ˈpʌlvəraɪz/

(British English also pulverise)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they pulverize	/ˈpʌlvəraɪz/ /ˈpʌlvəraɪz/
he / she / it pulverizes	/ˈpʌlvəraɪzɪz/ /ˈpʌlvəraɪzɪz/
past simple pulverized	/ˈpʌlvəraɪzd/ /ˈpʌlvəraɪzd/
past participle pulverized	/ˈpʌlvəraɪzd/ /ˈpʌlvəraɪzd/
-ing form pulverizing	/ˈpʌlvəraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈpʌlvəraɪzɪŋ/

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pulverize something (formal) to make something into a fine powder by pressing or crushing it粉碎；将…磨成粉
pulverize somebody/something (informal, especially British English) to defeat or destroy somebody/something completely彻底击败（或战胜）；摧毁 synonym crush
- We pulverized the opposition.我们彻底击败了对手。

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin pulverizare, from pulvis, pulver- ‘dust’.

BNC: 39553 COCA: 20292

pulverize

To break: break, fall apart, shatter...