v.
Pronunciation: ' kä-m ə - ˌ nüt, - ˌ nyüt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -nut · ed ; -nut · ing
Etymology: Latin comminutus, past participle of comminuere, from com- + minuere to lessen ― more at MINOR
Date: 1626
: to reduce to minute particles : PULVERIZE
– com · mi · nu · tion \ ˌ kä-m ə - ' nü-sh ə n, - ' nyü- \ noun