pulverise

Verb

destroy completely
become powder or dust
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
To render into dust or powder.
To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
To defeat soundly, thrash.
To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.

Examples

the stone pulverises easily

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

demolish, powder, powderise, powderize, pulverize, pulver

Scrabble Score: 14

pulverise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pulverise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pulverise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

pulverise: valid Words With Friends Word