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pulverise

Meaningto reduce to dust

Common meaning: grind to powder

Journey through time

  1. Latinpulveraresource
  2. Late Latinpulverizare‘to reduce to dust’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto reduce to dust → grind to powderpulverise‘grind to powder’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin pulverare ‘to reduce to dust’.

Roots

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