v. (also -ise) 1 tr. reduce to fine particles. 2 tr. & intr. crumble to dust. 3 colloq. tr. a demolish. b defeat utterly. pulverizable adj. pulverization n. pulverizator n. pulverizer n.
[ ME f. LL pulverizare f. pulvis pulveris dust ]
v. (also -ise) 1 tr. reduce to fine particles. 2 tr. & intr. crumble to dust. 3 colloq. tr. a demolish. b defeat utterly. pulverizable adj. pulverization n. pulverizator n. pulverizer n.
[ ME f. LL pulverizare f. pulvis pulveris dust ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012