comminute

• Verbe rare ou technique signifiant réduire en particules très fines ou en poudre ; broyer ou pulvériser.

An obsolete verb meaning to reduce to small particles or powder; to pulverize or grind.

1. Reduce to small piecesC2formal

   To break or crush something into tiny fragments or particles.

   Réduire en petites particules

   • The machine comminutes the ore into a fine powder.
   • In the lab, they comminute the sample for analysis.
   • The process comminutes the rock into small, manageable pieces.

   Synonymesatomizecrushgranulategrindpowderize