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com·mi·nute
(kŏm′ə-no͞ot′, -nyo͞ot′)tr.v. com·mi·nut·ed, com·mi·nut·ing, com·mi·nutes
To reduce to powder; pulverize.
[Latin comminuere, comminūt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + minuere, to lessen; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
com′mi·nu′tion n.
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comminute
(ˈkɒmɪˌnjuːt)vb
1. (Medicine) to break (a bone) into several small fragments
2. (Law) to divide (property) into small lots
3. (tr) to pulverize
[C17: from Latin comminuere, from com- (intensive) + minuere to reduce; related to minor]
ˌcommiˈnution n
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com•mi•nute
(ˈkɒm əˌnut, -ˌnyut)v. -nut•ed, -nut•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to pulverize, as in chemical processing; triturate.
adj. 2. powdered or crushed; pulverized.
[1620–30; < Latin comminūtus, past participle of comminuere=com- com- + minuere to lessen, akin to minor minor]
com`mi•nu′tion, n.
com′mi•nu`tor, n.
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comminute
Past participle: comminuted
Gerund: comminuting
| Imperative |
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| comminute |
| comminute |
| Present |
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| I comminute |
| you comminute |
| he/she/it comminutes |
| we comminute |
| you comminute |
| they comminute |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I comminuted |
| you comminuted |
| he/she/it comminuted |
| we comminuted |
| you comminuted |
| they comminuted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am comminuting |
| you are comminuting |
| he/she/it is comminuting |
| we are comminuting |
| you are comminuting |
| they are comminuting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have comminuted |
| you have comminuted |
| he/she/it has comminuted |
| we have comminuted |
| you have comminuted |
| they have comminuted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was comminuting |
| you were comminuting |
| he/she/it was comminuting |
| we were comminuting |
| you were comminuting |
| they were comminuting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had comminuted |
| you had comminuted |
| he/she/it had comminuted |
| we had comminuted |
| you had comminuted |
| they had comminuted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will comminute |
| you will comminute |
| he/she/it will comminute |
| we will comminute |
| you will comminute |
| they will comminute |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have comminuted |
| you will have comminuted |
| he/she/it will have comminuted |
| we will have comminuted |
| you will have comminuted |
| they will have comminuted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be comminuting |
| you will be comminuting |
| he/she/it will be comminuting |
| we will be comminuting |
| you will be comminuting |
| they will be comminuting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been comminuting |
| you have been comminuting |
| he/she/it has been comminuting |
| we have been comminuting |
| you have been comminuting |
| they have been comminuting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been comminuting |
| you will have been comminuting |
| he/she/it will have been comminuting |
| we will have been comminuting |
| you will have been comminuting |
| they will have been comminuting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been comminuting |
| you had been comminuting |
| he/she/it had been comminuting |
| we had been comminuting |
| you had been comminuting |
| they had been comminuting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would comminute |
| you would comminute |
| he/she/it would comminute |
| we would comminute |
| you would comminute |
| they would comminute |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have comminuted |
| you would have comminuted |
| he/she/it would have comminuted |
| we would have comminuted |
| you would have comminuted |
| they would have comminuted |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. comminute - reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
pulp - reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"
pestle - grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic"
mill - grind with a mill; "mill grain"
fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
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Translations
comminute
vt. pulverizar, triturar.
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