Pulverize

Pronunciation: /ˈpʌlvəˌraɪz/

Definitions of pulverize

verb to reduce to fine particles or powder by pounding or grinding

Example Sentences

A1 The chef used a blender to pulverize the ingredients for the soup.

A2 She accidentally dropped the glass and it shattered into pieces that were pulverized by her foot.

B1 The demolition crew was able to pulverize the concrete walls of the old building in just a few hours.

B2 The powerful machine was able to pulverize even the toughest rocks into fine dust.

C1 The military used explosives to pulverize the enemy's stronghold.

C2 The scientist developed a new technology that could pulverize objects at the molecular level.

Examples of pulverize in a Sentence

formal The industrial machine was able to pulverize the rocks into fine powder.

informal I saw him trying to pulverize the ice cubes by smashing them with a hammer.

slang He completely pulverized the competition in the game last night.

figurative The news of the scandal seemed to pulverize her sense of trust in the company.

Grammatical Forms of pulverize

• past tense: pulverized
• plural: pulverizes
• comparative: more pulverized
• superlative: most pulverized
• present tense: pulverize
• future tense: will pulverize
• perfect tense: has pulverized
• continuous tense: is pulverizing
• singular: pulverize
• positive degree: pulverize
• infinitive: to pulverize
• gerund: pulverizing
• participle: pulverizing

Origin and Evolution of pulverize

First Known Use: 1555 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'pulverize' originated from the Latin word 'pulverizare', which means to reduce to powder.

Evolution of the word: Initially used in the context of grinding substances into powder, the meaning of 'pulverize' has evolved to also include the idea of completely destroying or crushing something into tiny pieces.