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Pulverize is to crush into powder, or to demolish.

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When a building is torn down, this is an example of when the building is pulverized.

See pulverize in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb pulverized, pulverizing

to crush, grind, etc. into a powder or dust
to break down completely; demolish

Origin: MFr pulveriser < LL pulverizare < L pulvis, powder: see pollen

intransitive verb

to be crushed, ground, etc. into powder or dust

Related Forms:

pulverization noun
pulverizer noun

See pulverize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing, pul·ver·iz·es

verb, transitive

To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
To demolish.

verb, intransitive

To be ground or reduced to powder or dust.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English pulverizen

Origin: , from Late Latin pulverizāre

Origin: , from Latin pulvis, pulver-, dust

Related Forms:

pulˈver·izˌa·ble adjective

pulˌver·i·zaˈtion (-vər-ĭ-zāˈshən) noun

pulˈver·izˌer noun

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