v.tr. 1 reduce to small fragments. 2 divide (property) into small portions. comminuted fracture a fracture producing multiple bone splinters. comminution n.
[ L comminuere comminut- (as COM-, minuere lessen) ]
COMMINUTE
Meaning of COMMINUTE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012