To grind, crush, or wear down into small particles or powder; to reduce to a fine substance through friction.
From Latin contritus (worn down) + -ure (to make), from conterere (to wear away). The prefix con- adds force, and terere means to rub or grind.
Apothecaries and chemists used this word for grinding herbs into medicine—contriturate your rose petals, and you release the oils that make the cure work.
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