pulverate

== English == === Etymology === From Latin pulveratus, past participle of pulverare (“to pulverize”). See pulverize. By surface analysis, pulver +‎ -ate. === Verb === pulverate (third-person singular simple present pulverates, present participle pulverating, simple past and past participle pulverated) (transitive) To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverise. (ambitransitive, agriculture) To break up soil or organic matter into a fine, powdery texture, often by means of a special plow. (transitive, figurative) To crush or subdue; to overwhelm. (intransitive, of birds) To take a dust bath. To be powdery or granular. === Noun === pulverate (plural pulverates) A powdered preparation of some substance. === Adjective === pulverate (comparative more pulverate, superlative most pulverate) Having a powdery or granular texture;