- comminute
- To macerate; to tear up; to reduce to minute particles; to crush or pulverize. Nordell v International Filter Co. (CA7 Ill) 119 F2d 948.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Comminute — Com mi*nute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comminuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comminuting}.] [L. comminutus, p. p. of comminuere to comminute; com + minuere to lessen. See {Minute}.] To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comminute — index break (fracture) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
comminute — (v.) 1620s, from L. comminutus, pp. of comminuere to lessen, break into smaller parts, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + minuere to make smaller (see MINUS (Cf. minus)). Related: Comminuted; comminuting … Etymology dictionary
comminute — [käm′ə no͞ot΄, käm′ənyo͞ot΄] vt. comminuted, comminuting [< L comminutus, pp. of comminuere, to make small < com , intens. + minuere, to make small: see MINUTE2] to reduce to small, fine particles; make into powder; pulverize; triturate… … English World dictionary
comminute — com·mi·nute käm ə .n(y)üt vt, nut·ed; nut·ing to reduce to minute particles <prolonged trituration to comminute a therapeutic agent> com·mi·nu·tion .käm ə n(y)ü shən n … Medical dictionary
comminute — transitive verb ( nuted; nuting) Etymology: Latin comminutus, past participle of comminuere, from com + minuere to lessen more at minor Date: 1626 to reduce to minute particles ; pulverize • comminution noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
comminute — v.t. [L. cum, with; minuere, to lessen] To reduce to minute particles or powder; pulverize; triturate … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
comminute — comminution, n. /kom euh nooht , nyooht /, v., comminuted, comminuting, adj. v.t. 1. to pulverize; triturate. adj. 2. comminuted; divided into small parts. 3. powdered; pulverized. [1620 30; < L comminutus, ptp. of comminuere, equiv. to com COM + … Universalium
comminute — verb a) To pulverize; to smash. b) (injury) To cause fragmentation of bone, an intense skull fracture … Wiktionary
comminute — com·mi·nute || kÉ’mɪnjuËt v. crush, grind, pulverize … English contemporary dictionary
comminute — v. a. Pulverize, triturate, levigate, powder, grind, bruise, bray, break to pieces, break or separate into fine particles, reduce to powder … New dictionary of synonyms
