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pulverized
pul·ver·ize P0656900 (pŭl′və-rīz′)v. pul·ver·ized, pul·ver·iz·ing, pul·ver·iz·es v.tr.1. To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.2. To overwhelm or defeat utterly: The visitors pulverized the home team.v.intr. To be ground or reduced to powder or dust. [Middle English pulverizen, from Late Latin pulverizāre, from Latin pulvis, pulver-, dust.] pul′ver·iz′a·ble adj.pul′ver·i·za′tion (-vər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.pul′ver·iz′er n.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | pulverized - consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"fine-grained, powdered, powdery, pulverised, small-grainedfine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust" |
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Synonyms for pulverizedadj consisting of fine particlesSynonyms- fine-grained
- powdered
- powdery
- pulverised
- small-grained
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