# pulverise

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To render into dust or powder.
2. To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
3. To defeat soundly, thrash.
4. To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.

## Etymology
From Middle English pulverizen, from Latin pulverizō, pulverizāre, from pulvis (“powder”). Compare French pulvériser. By surface analysis, pulver (“powder”) + -ise.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pulverise