1. The act of grinding to a powder or dust
   "The pulverisation of the ore was the first step in the extraction process";
   - grind, pulverization, comminution
    
2. [Brit, informal] An overwhelming defeat
   "The team's pulverisation of their opponents was unexpected";
   - pulverization [informal], annihilation [informal], demolition [informal]

Derived forms: pulverisations

Type of: compaction

Encyclopedia: Pulverisation