pulverize-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: (Cause to) become a powder or as dust.

Examples:
Pulverize the grains with a mill.
The building pulverized upon explosion.

Mappings:
VerbNet: carve-21.2-1,other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: Grinding
PropBank: pulverize.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: Destroy completely (not necessarily of a physical object); put down.

Examples:
The army pulverized the nascent rebellion.
Pulverize your enemies.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: pulverize.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2