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    PULVERISE

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they pulverise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it pulverises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: pulverised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: pulverised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: pulverising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dustplay

    Example:

    pulverize the grains

    Synonyms:

    powder; powderise; powderize; pulverise; pulverize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "pulverise" is one way to...):

    disintegrate (break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity)

    Verb group:

    powderise; powderize; pulverise; pulverize (become powder or dust)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

    Derivation:

    pulverisation (the act of grinding to a powder or dust)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Become powder or dustplay

    Example:

    When it was blown up, the building powderized

    Synonyms:

    powderise; powderize; pulverise; pulverize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

    Hypernyms (to "pulverise" is one way to...):

    disintegrate (break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity)

    Verb group:

    powder; powderise; powderize; pulverise; pulverize (make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s

    Derivation:

    pulverisation (a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Destroy completelyplay

    Example:

    the wrecking ball demolished the building

    Synonyms:

    demolish; pulverise; pulverize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

    Hypernyms (to "pulverise" is one way to...):

    destroy; destruct (do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

    Derivation:

    pulverisation (annihilation by pulverizing something)

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