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pulverise

verb

Etymology

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

  1. derived from pulverizō
  2. inherited from pulverizen

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. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To become reduced to powder

      To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.

      • the stone pulverises easily

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Derived

pulveriser

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at pulverise. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at pulverise. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at pulverise

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA