pulverized
verb
🇬🇧 UK
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🇺🇸 US
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Meaning
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Meaning 1 · verb
To render into dust or powder.
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Meaning 2 · verb
To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
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Meaning 3 · verb
To defeat soundly, thrash.
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Meaning 4 · verb
To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.
“the stone pulverises easily”
How this word is used
- Everyday “the stone pulverises easily”
- Academic “In academic writing, “pulverized” can carry a precise technical sense.”
- Business “In business contexts, “pulverized” should be used only when the meaning is unambiguous.”
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