comminute

== English == === Etymology === From Latin comminūtus (“crumbled, lessened”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒ.mɪ.njuːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.mɪ.njuːt/ === Verb === comminute (third-person singular simple present comminutes, present participle comminuting, simple past and past participle comminuted) (transitive) To pulverize; to smash. (medicine) To cause fragmentation (of bone). (transitive) To break into smaller portions. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === comminute (countable and uncountable, plural comminutes) Pulverized material. ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Adjective === comminute feminine plural of comminuto === Anagrams === incutemmo == Latin == === Participle === comminūte vocative masculine singular of comminūtus