pulvériser

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to pulverise (to grind into powder)
  2. (figuratively, informal, transitive) to pulverise (defeat thoroughly)
  3. to spray (to project as liquid droplets)

Frequency

25k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pyl.ve.ʁi.ze/
Etymology

In summary

Learned borrowing from Late Latin pulverizāre, from Latin pulvis, pulveris (“dust, powder”) (whence French poudre).

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