<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.</li><li>to demolish or crush completely.</li><li>(Slang) to defeat, hurt badly, or, figuratively, render helpless: The Kid pulverized Jackson with a series of brutal lefts.</li><li>He's a veteran nightclub comic who can pulverize any audience in seconds.</li><li>(used without object) to become reduced to dust.</li></ul>