Definition of "pulverise" []

• To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder. (verb)
• To defeat soundly, thrash. (verb)
• To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust. (verb)

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• "Brown would "pulverise" the Tories in an election "with a staggering 17 percent lead," says the paper, "IF he gives the people a vote on the EU Treaty"."
• "Russian death squads 'pulverise' Chechens [Russian commandos describe torture and war crimes]"
• "As well as being a cookery term, pulverise pops up in boxing reports and appears in rugby, athletics and economic contexts – so it can refer to people without implying their destruction."