The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pulverate
Pulverate \Pul"ver*ate\, v. t. [L. pulveratus, p. p. of pulverare to pulverize. See Pulverize.] To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverize. [R.]
Wiktionary
pulverate
vb. (context transitive English) To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverize.
Usage examples of "pulverate".
His instinct was sure: anchoring on his left foot and balancing poised over the talclike pulverate, testingly he put his right foot in.