pulverise

See also: pulvérisé and pulvérise

English

Alternative forms

pulverize (American)

Etymology

Borrowed from French pulvériser, from Latin pulverizo, pulverizare, from pulvis (“powder”).

Verb

pulverise (third-person singular simple present pulverises, present participle pulverising, simple past and past participle pulverised)

(transitive) To render into dust or powder.
(transitive) To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
(transitive) To defeat soundly, thrash.
(intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.
the stone pulverises easily

Translations

to render into dust or powder

Chinese:
Mandarin: 碾碎 (zh) (niǎnsuì)
Dutch: fijnwrijven (nl), doen verstuiven, vermorzelen (nl)
Finnish: jauhaa (fi), jauhentaa, pulveroida
French: pulvériser (fr)

Georgian: დაფხვნა (dapxvna), დაფშვნა (dapšvna)
Latin: conterō
Maori: whakanehu
Russian: превраща́ть в порошо́к impf (prevraščátʹ v porošók)
Scottish Gaelic: meil
Thai: บด (th) (bòt), บดเป็นผง, ภัสมธุลี

to completely destroy

Finnish: murskata (fi)
Georgian: გაცამტვერება (gacamṭvereba), განადგურება (ganadgureba)
Irish: múr, púdraigh
Maori: whakanehu

Russian: дроби́ть (ru) impf (drobítʹ), измельча́ть (ru) impf (izmelʹčátʹ), распыля́ть (ru) impf (raspyljátʹ) (water)
Scottish Gaelic: meil
Thai: บด (th) (bòt), ทำให้แหลก

to defeat soundly

Finnish: murskata (fi)

Georgian: დამარცხება (damarcxeba)

intransitive: to be rendered into dust or powder

Finnish: jauhautua, jauhentua, hienontua, pulveroitua
Russian: превраща́ться в порошо́к impf (prevraščátʹsja v porošók)

Thai: บด (th) (bòt), บดเป็นผง, ภัสมธุลี

Anagrams

prelusive, repulsive