pulverise v 1: destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand" [syn: {demolish}, {pulverize}] 2: become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" [syn: {powderize}, {pulverize}, {powderise}] 3: make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" [syn: {powderize}, {powderise}, {powder}, {pulverize}]