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# pulverised

verb form (past of pulverise: pulverise, pulverises, pulverised, pulverising; US pulverize, pulverized); adjective (pulverised)

«pulverised» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Crushed into powder or tiny pieces: «pulverised rock», «pulverised coal». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulverised/#m1)
2. (informal) Beaten very heavily in a game or fight: «Our team got pulverised 7–0.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulverised/#m2)
3. Completely destroyed: «The old building was pulverised by the wrecking ball.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulverised/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and cooking it describes grinding solids into powder (rock, chalk, spices); in sport reports it is a strong, playful word for a huge defeat. Phrases: «pulverised into dust», «pulverised rock», «got pulverised».

### Examples

- The miners pulverised the rock to get the gold out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulverised/#x1)
- We pulverised chalk to make paint powder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulverised/#x2)
- The pestle pulverised the spices in the bowl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulverised/#x3)
- Our football team got pulverised by the champions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulverised/#x4)
- The glacier pulverised the stones into fine sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulverised/#x5)
- The old car was pulverised in the crusher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulverised/#x6)

### Note

UK spelling: pulverised; US: pulverized. Noun: pulverisation. Science: crushing a solid into powder does not change what it is made of; it is a physical change, not a chemical one, and the powder dissolves faster because it has more surface.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pulverised» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pulverised/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pulverised» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pulverised.html) on Mova free.