pulverize

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verb

1. make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust (Freq. 1)
- pulverize the grains
• Syn:
powderize, powderise, powder, pulverise
• Derivationally related forms:
pulverisation (for: pulverise), pulverization, powder (for: powder), powder (for: powderize)
• Hypernyms:
disintegrate
• Verb Group:
powderize, pulverise, powderise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. destroy completely
- the wrecking ball demolished the building
- demolish your enemies
- pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
• Syn:
demolish, pulverise
• Derivationally related forms:
pulverisation (for: pulverise), pulverization, demolition (for: demolish), demolishing (for: demolish)
• Hypernyms:
destroy, destruct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. become powder or dust
- When it was blown up, the building powderized
• Syn:
powderize, pulverise, powderise
• Derivationally related forms:
pulverisation (for: pulverise), pulverization
• Hypernyms:
disintegrate
• Verb Group:
powderize, powderise, powder, pulverise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  powderize, pulverise, powderise, demolish, powder