pulverise

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb destroy completely
  2. verb become powder or dust
  3. verb make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

Etymology

From Middle English pulverizen, from Latin pulverizō, pulverizāre, from pulvis (“powder”). Compare French pulvériser. By surface analysis, pulver (“powder”) + -ise.

In classic literature

Synonyms

demolish, pulverize

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