pulverizer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pulverize +‎ -er

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

pulverizer (plural pulverizers)

  1. One who, or that which, pulverizes.
  2. (agriculture) A device for crushing clods of soil in a field.

Related terms[edit]

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

pulverizer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of pulverizō

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin pulverīzō.

Verb[edit]

pulverizer

  1. to pulverize (turn into powder)

Conjugation[edit]

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-z, *-zs, *-zt are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.