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comminute

com·mi·nute [ kómmə nt ] (past and past participle com·mi·nut·ed, present participle com·mi·nut·ing, 3rd person present singular com·mi·nutes)

verb

Definition:

1. transitive and intransitive verb break bone into fragments: to break, or cause a bone to break, into small parts

2. transitive verb pulverize something: to crush or grind something into a powder

[Late 16th century. < Latin comminut-, past participle of comminuere "lessen greatly" < minuere "lessen"]

com·mi·nut·ed [ kómmə ntəd ] adjective

com·mi·nu·tion [ kòmmə nsh'n ] noun

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