Powderize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become powder or dust

make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈaʊdɚɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈaʊdəɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈaʊdəɹˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈaʊdɚɹˌaɪz/.

Examples

When it was blown up, the building powderized
pulverize the grains

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pulverize powder powderise pulverise

Parts of Speech

verb	become powder or dust “When it was blown up, the building powderized”
verb	make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust “pulverize the grains”

Word Forms

pulverization	noun	a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
pulverisation	noun	a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
powder	noun	a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

pulverisieren

zu Pulver oder Staub werden

🇫🇷French

poudrer

devenir poudre ou poussière

🇪🇸Spanish

pulverizar

convertirse en polvo o polvo

🇮🇹Italian

polverizzare

diventare polvere o polvere

🇳🇱Dutch

verpoederen

poeder of stof worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

pulverizar

virar pó ou pó

🇷🇺Russian

измельчать в порошок

стать порошком или пылью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाउडर बनाना

पाउडर या धूल बन जाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

পাউডার করা

পাউডার বা ধুলো হয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

பொடியாக்கவும்

தூள் அல்லது தூசி ஆக

🇮🇳Telugu

పౌడర్ చేయండి

పొడి లేదా దుమ్ము అవుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पावडर करणे

पावडर किंवा धूळ बनणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાવડર બનાવવું

પાવડર અથવા ધૂળ બની જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುಡಿಮಾಡಿ

ಪುಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಧೂಳು ಆಗುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊടിക്കുക

പൊടിയോ പൊടിയോ ആകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਊਡਰਾਈਜ਼

ਪਾਊਡਰ ਜਾਂ ਧੂੜ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پاؤڈر بنانا

پاؤڈر یا دھول بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粉化

变成粉末或灰尘

🇯🇵Japanese

粉末化する

粉や塵になる

🇰🇷Korean

가루로 만들다

가루나 먼지가 되어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm thành bột

trở thành bột hoặc bụi

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เป็นผง

กลายเป็นผงหรือฝุ่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuat bubuk

menjadi bubuk atau debu

🇵🇭Filipino

pulbos

maging pulbos o alikabok

🇲🇾Malay

serbuk

menjadi serbuk atau debu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسحوق

تصبح مسحوقًا أو غبارًا

🇮🇷Persian

پودر کردن

تبدیل به پودر یا گرد و غبار می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

toz haline getirmek

toz veya toz haline gelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לפדר אבקה

להפוך לאבקה או אבק

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