pulvériser

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See also: pulveriser

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin pulverizāre, from Latin pulvis, pulveris (dust, powder) (whence French poudre).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pyl.ve.ʁi.ze/
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Verb

pulvériser

  1. (transitive) to pulverise (to grind into powder)
    Near-synonym: réduire en poussière
  2. (transitive, informal, figuratively) to pulverise (defeat thoroughly)
    Son principal objectif a toujours été de pulvériser le monde.His main objective has always been to destroy the world.
  3. to spray (to project as liquid droplets)
    pulvériser de l’eau sur une planteto spray water on a plant

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