pulverizeverb [ T ]
UK usually pulverise uk/ˈpʌl.vər.aɪz/us/ˈpʌl.və.raɪz/to press or crush something until it becomes powder or a soft mass:
pulverized coal/bones
informal to defeat someone easily
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Squeezing and grinding
- compact
- compress
- compression
- concertina
- constrict
- crush
- depress
- firm
- grind
- ground
- mill
- pack
- pinch
- pound
- pulp
- scrunch
- shut
- shut sth in sth
- squeeze
- squinch
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pulverization
noun [ U ] UK usually pulverisation uk/ˌpʌl.vər.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpʌl.vɚ.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/