Pronunciation: ' tri-ch ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -rat · ed ; -rat · ing
Etymology: Late Latin trituratus, past participle of triturare to thresh, from Latin tritura act of rubbing, threshing, from tritus, past participle ― more at TRITE
Date: circa 1755
1 : CRUSH , GRIND
2 : to pulverize and comminute thoroughly by rubbing or grinding
– trit · u · ra · ble \ ' tri-ch ə -r ə -b ə l \ adjective
– trit · u · ra · tor \ - ˌ r ā -t ə r \ noun