Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PUL'VER-IZE
PUL-VER-I-ZA'TIONPUL'VER-IZ-ED
PUL'VER-IZE, v.t. [It. polverizzare; Fr. pulveriser.]
To reduce to fine powder, as by beating, grinding, &c. Friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating; but to pulverize malleable bodies, other methods must be pursued. – Encyc.
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