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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Pulverize

/pŭl'-vẽr-īzˌ/ · Pul·ver·ize · IPA /pˈʌlvərˌaɪz/
01 v. t. To reduce of fine powder or dust, as by beating, grinding, or the like; as, friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating, bu…
imp. & p. p. Pulverized; p. pr. & vb. n. Pulverizing
  1. 1.
    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.
02 v. i. To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust; as, the stone pulverizes easily.
  1. 1.
    To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust; as, the stone pulverizes easily.