polverizzare

to pulverize; to atomize

verb pol-veh-reet-TSAH-reh Rare

Origin: From polvere (dust/powder) + '-izzare' suffix, from Latin 'pulvis'

Also means

to spray (as a mist)

Usage Note

Polverizzare takes avere as its auxiliary. In everyday use it means to reduce something to powder or fine particles; in sports journalism it is used figuratively — polverizzare un record ('to smash a record') is a common idiom. The noun form is polverizzazione (pulverization, atomization).

Examples

"La macchina polverizza i granuli in pochi secondi."

Natural Translation

The machine pulverizes the granules in a few seconds.

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