transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpəl-və-ˌrīz ]
verb
( -ized ; -iz·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin pulverizare, from Latin pulver-, pulvis dust, powder — more at powder
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1. : to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
pulverize rock
2. : annihilate , demolish
intransitive verb
: to become pulverized
• pul·ver·iz·able ˌpəl-və-ˈrī-zə-bəl adjective
• pul·ver·i·za·tion ˌpəl-və-rə-ˈzā-shən, ˌpəlv-rə- noun
• pul·ver·iz·er ˈpəl-və-ˌrī-zər noun