comminute
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading - grind the spices in a mortar - mash the garlic • Syn: grind, mash, crunch, bray • Derivationally related forms: crunch (for: crunch), mash (for: mash), masher (for: mash), grind (for: grind), grinder (for: grind), grinding (for: grind) • Hypernyms: break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise • Hyponyms: pulp, pestle, mill • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something
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