Also, especially British, pul·ver·ise.
Origin: 1575–85; <
Late Latin pulverizāre to reduce to powder, equivalent to
Latin pulver- (stem of
pulvis; akin to
pollen) dust +
-izāre -ize Related formspul·ver·iz·a·ble, adjective
pul·ver·i·za·tion, noun
pul·ver·iz·er, noun
sub·pul·ver·iz·er, noun
un·pul·ver·ized, adjective