COMMINUTE


Meaning of COMMINUTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-mə-ˌnüt, -ˌnyüt ]

transitive verb

( -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 ˌkä-mə-ˈnü-shən, -ˈnyü- noun

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