pulverize: Meaning and Definition of

pul•ver•ize

1. to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
2. to demolish or crush completely.
3. to defeat, hurt badly, or, figuratively, render helpless: The Kid pulverized Jackson with a series of brutal lefts. He's a veteran nightclub comic who can pulverize any audience in seconds.

1. to become reduced to dust.