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v. - Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; Become powder or dust; Destroy completely.

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Usage examples (32)
  • Without Hillary's support John McCain will pulverise him.
  • But he restrained himself again — he did not pulverise him.
  • Take of aloes, 3 oz.; anise seed, 3 oz.; pulverise and mix with castile soap.
  • Here, clearly, the limit to which it is advisable to pulverise a soil had been exceeded.
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