to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.

to demolish or crush completely.

Slang . 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.

to become reduced to dust.

verb

build , construct , create

verb

abrade , atomize , beat , bray , break up , buck , comminute , contriturate , crumble , crunch , crush , flour , fragment , fragmentalize , fragmentize , granulate , grate , grind , levigate , micronize , mill , mull , pestle , pound , powder , shatter , splinter , triturate , annihilate , decimate , defeat , demolish , destruct , dynamite , flatten , rub out * , ruin , smash , tear down * , vanquish , vaporize , wax , wreck , dismantle , knock down , level , pull down , raze , tear down , destroy , disintegrate , mash , mince