Definition
Crushed or ground into a fine powder or dust; defeated completely and thoroughly.
Etymology
From Latin 'pulvis' meaning 'dust' or 'powder,' plus the suffix '-ize' (to make or become) and '-ed' (past tense). The literal meaning refers to reducing something to powder; the figurative meaning developed to describe total destruction or defeat.
Kelly Says
The root 'pulvis' (powder) is also the origin of words like 'powder' and 'pulverulent' (powdery), so when you pulverize something, you're literally making it into 'pulvis'! This word went from chemistry labs to sports commentary where it now means absolute domination.
Translations
BNবাংলা
চূর্ণ করা
churn-kor-a
CACatalà
pulveritzat
pul-ver-i-ta
CSČeština
rozdrcený
roz-drc-e-nyy
DEDeutsch
pulverisiert
pul-ver-i-siert
ELΕλληνικά
σπασμένο
spa-s-me-no
ESEspañol
pulverizado
pul-ver-i-za-do
FAفارسی
بُردهشده
bo-rde-sheh
FISuomi
murskattu
mur-ska-t-tu
FRFrançais
pulvérisé
pul-ve-ri-ze
GUGU
થાળવામાં આવ્યું
thaal-va-ma-a-av-yu-um
HIहिन्दी
मलबा हो गया
mal-ba ho gaya
HUMagyar
porrá törve
por-ra tor-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
hancur
han-chur
ITItaliano
polverizzato
pol-ver-i-za-to
JA日本語
粉砕された
ko-sai-sa-re-ta
KKKK
тоздырылған
toz-dyr-yl-gan
KO한국어
분쇄되었습니다
bun-swae-da-e-be-o-t-seum-ni-da
MSBahasa Melayu
hancur
han-chur
NLNederlands
verpoederd
ver-po-e-derd
PLPolski
zmiażdżony
z-mja-dż-zo-ny
PTPortuguês
pulverizado
pul-ver-i-za-do
RORomână
zdrobit
zdro-bit
RUРусский
измельченный
iz-mel-chen-nyy
SVSvenska
krossad
kross-ad
SWKiswahili
vunjwa
vun-jwa
TAதமிழ்
அரைக்கப்பட்டது
ara-ikka-padu
TEతెలుగు
గం disso
gan dis-so
TRTürkçe
ezilmiş
ez-il-miş
UKУкраїнська
розмолочений
roz-mo-lo-chen-y
URاردو
粉砕 شدہ
pan-sade-sha-da
VITiếng Việt
nghiền
nghi-en