grind into powder, pulverize
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Triturate Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash.
To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash.
(v. t.)
To rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to pulverize and comminute thoroughly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to pulverize and comminute thoroughly.
triturate
\trit"u*rate\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. triturated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. triturating.] [l. trituratus, p. p. of triturate to thrash (grain), fr. terere, tritum, to rub, rub to pieces. see trite.]
1. to rub, grind, bruise, or thrash.
2. to rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to pulverize and comminute thoroughly.
