different between pulverise vs pulverine

English

Alternative forms

• pulverize (American)

Etymology

Borrowed from French pulvériser, from Latin pulverizo, pulverizare, from pulvis (“powder”).

Pronunciation

Verb

pulverise (third-person singular simple present pulverises, present participle pulverising, simple past and past participle pulverised)

1. (transitive) To render into dust or powder.
2. (transitive) To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
3. (transitive) To defeat soundly, thrash.
4. (intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.

Synonyms

• pulver (archaic)

Translations

See also

• nebulize
• vaporize

Anagrams

• prelusive, repulsive

English

Etymology

From Latin pulvis, pulveris (“dust, powder”). Compare French pulvérin.

Noun

pulverine (uncountable)

1. (dated) ashes of barilla
   • 1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines

     Immersion in water would be apt to wash the nitre out of the pulverine ; but this result would be prevented if the match or priming mixture were liquefied or brought to the pasty consistence , not with water , but spirit varnish.