make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
“pulverize the grains”
verb
destroy completely
“the wrecking ball demolished the building”
verb
become powder or dust
“When it was blown up, the building powderized”
Word Forms
powder
noun
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
pulverization
noun
the act of grinding to a powder or dust
pulverisation
noun
the act of grinding to a powder or dust
demolition
noun
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
demolishing
noun
complete destruction of a building
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
pulverisieren
durch Aufbrechen zu Pulver verarbeiten oder zu Staub werden lassen
🇫🇷French
pulvériser
transformer en poudre en le brisant ou en le transformant en poussière
🇪🇸Spanish
pulverizar
convertirlo en polvo rompiéndolo o convertirlo en polvo
🇮🇹Italian
polverizzare
trasformarlo in polvere disgregandolo o facendolo diventare polvere
🇳🇱Dutch
verpulveren
tot een poeder maken door het te verbreken of stof te laten worden
🇵🇹Portuguese
pulverizar
transformar em pó quebrando ou fazendo com que se torne pó
🇷🇺Russian
распылять
превратить в порошок путем разрушения или превратить в пыль
India
🇮🇳Hindi
छिटकाना
तोड़कर पाउडर बना लें या धूल में मिला दें
🇮🇳Tamil
பொடியாக்கு
உடைப்பதன் மூலம் ஒரு தூளாக ஆக்குங்கள் அல்லது தூசியாக மாறலாம்
🇮🇳Telugu
పల్వరైజ్
విచ్ఛిన్నం చేయడం ద్వారా పొడిగా చేయండి లేదా దుమ్ముగా మారడానికి కారణం
🇮🇳Marathi
गुंडाळणे
तुटून पावडर बनवा किंवा धूळ होऊ द्या
🇮🇳Gujarati
પલ્વરાઇઝ
તોડીને પાવડર બનાવો અથવા ધૂળ બની જાઓ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪುಡಿಮಾಡಿ
ಒಡೆಯುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಪುಡಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಧೂಳಾಗಲು ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പൊടിക്കുക
പൊട്ടിച്ച് പൊടിയാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൊടിയായി മാറുക
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
粉碎
通过破碎制成粉末或导致变成灰尘
🇯🇵Japanese
粉砕する
砕いて粉末にするか、粉塵にする
🇰🇷Korean
분쇄하다
쪼개어 가루로 만들거나 가루로 만들다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nghiền nát
tạo thành bột bằng cách vỡ ra hoặc tạo thành bụi
🇹🇭Thai
บดขยี้
แตกตัวเป็นผงหรือทำให้กลายเป็นฝุ่น
🇮🇩Indonesian
menghancurleburkan
dijadikan bubuk dengan cara dipecah atau dijadikan debu
🇵🇭Filipino
durugin
gawing pulbos sa pamamagitan ng pagkasira o maging sanhi ng alikabok
🇲🇾Malay
hancurkan
dijadikan serbuk dengan pecah atau menyebabkan menjadi debu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سحق
تحويله إلى مسحوق عن طريق تفتيته أو تحويله إلى غبار
🇮🇷Persian
پودر کردن
با شکستن یا تبدیل شدن به گرد و غبار به پودر تبدیل شود
🇹🇷Turkish
toz haline getirmek
parçalanarak toz haline getirilmesi veya toz haline getirilmesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִטחוֹן
להפוך לאבקה על ידי פירוק או לגרום לאבק
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'pulverize'?
The primary meaning of 'pulverize' is 'make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pulverize' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'pulverize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'pulverize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'pulverize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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