pulverise

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pulverise

(verb)

Meaning

to crush something into powder

Example

"In the chemistry lab, students were asked to pulverise the solid samples for analysis."

Synonyms

grindcrushpowder

Antonyms

solidifyconstruct

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'pulverizare', meaning to reduce to dust.
Related word forms
  • verb: pulverized
  • noun: pulverization