Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To reduce to a powder; pulverize.
- To fill or mix with a powder, such as talcum, as soap.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
- verb become powder or dust
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Examples
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So, I'm looking up information on marbles (I have my reasons) and run into a video by Blendtec demonstrating that their blender can powderize marbles.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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So, I'm looking up information on marbles (I have my reasons) and run into a video by Blendtec demonstrating that their blender can powderize marbles.
Marbles in a Blender 2008
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That is one of the specific reasons why they have to use demolitions…to powderize the layers below the freefall as the building collapses in upon itself in such a manner as to prevent that resistance from occurring.
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N Korea could still easily powderize small amounts of
latimes.com - News 2011
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"[They] powderize the glass and put it in these molds, and heat it up in this furnace," Radach said.
Iowa State Daily 2009
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There are simple Zebra Mussel shells along the shore, which Senica believes will one day powderize to make the Sandbanks all white sand.
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