pulverize
verb
[ ˈpʌlvərʌɪz ]
• reduce to fine particles.
• "the brick of the villages was pulverized by the bombardment"
Similar:
grind,
crush,
pound,
crumble,
powder,
turn to dust,
mill,
crunch,
squash,
press,
pulp,
mash,
sieve,
mince,
mangle,
chew,
shred,
macerate,
comminute,
triturate,
levigate,
bray,
powderize,
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin pulverizare, from pulvis, pulver- ‘dust’.
