English-Thai Dictionary

pulverize

VI โขลก  บด  crush grind smash kok

 

pulverize

VT โขลก  บด  crush grind smash kok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PULVERIZE

v.t.To reduce to fine powder, as by beating, grinding, etc. Friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating; but to pulverize malleable bodies, other methods must be pursued.

 

PULVERIZED

pp. Reduced to fine powder.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PULVERIZE

Pul "ver *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pulverized; p. pr. & vb. n.Pulverizing. ] Etym: [F. pulvériser, L. pulverizare, fr. pulvis dust, powder. See Powder. ]

 

Defn: To reduce of fine powder or dust, as by beating, grinding, or the like; as, friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating, but to pulverize malleable bodies other methods must be pursued.

 

PULVERIZE

PULVERIZE Pul "ver *ize, v. i.

 

Defn: To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust; as, the stone pulverizes easily.

 

PULVERIZER

PULVERIZER Pul "ver *i `zer, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, pulverizes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pulverize

pul ver ize |ˈpəlvəˌrīz ˈpəlvəˌraɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] reduce to fine particles: the brick of the villages was pulverized by the bombardment. • informal defeat utterly: he had a winning car and pulverized the opposition. DERIVATIVES pul ver iz a ble adjective, pul ver i za tion |ˌpəlvərəˈzāSHən |noun, pul ver iz er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin pulverizare, from pulvis, pulver- ‘dust. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

pulverize

pulverize |ˈpʌlvərʌɪz |(also pulverise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] reduce to fine particles: the brick of the villages was pulverized by the bombardment. • informal, chiefly Brit. defeat utterly: he had a winning car and pulverized the opposition. DERIVATIVES pulverization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, pulverizer noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin pulverizare, from pulvis, pulver- ‘dust ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pulverize

pulverize verb 1 the seeds are pulverized into flour: grind, crush, pound, powder, mill, crunch, squash, press, pulp, mash, sieve, mince, macerate; technical comminute. 2 informal he pulverized the opposition. See trounce.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pulverize

pulverize verb 1 mustard seeds may be pulverized into flour: grind, crush, pound, crumble, powder, turn to dust; mill, crunch, squash, press, pulp, mash, sieve, mince, mangle, chew, shred, macerate; technical comminute, triturate; archaic levigate, bray, powderize. 2 informal he could have pulverized the opposition: defeat utterly, annihilate, beat hollow, trounce, rout, crush, smash, break, overwhelm, vanquish; informal hammer, clobber, thrash, whip, lick, paste, pound, crucify, demolish, destroy, drub, tank, take to the cleaners, wipe the floor with, make mincemeat of, blow out of the water, murder, slaughter, massacre, flatten, turn inside out; Brit. informal stuff, marmalize; N. Amer. informal blow out, cream, skunk.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pulverize

pul ver ize /pʌ́lvəràɪz /動詞 他動詞 1 …を粉状 [粉々 ]にする (!しばしば受け身で ) .2 ｟くだけて ｠(選挙 議論などで )〈人 敵 〉を完全にやっつける .自動詞 粉末になる .