Dictionary Entry
comminute
comminute is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminute food with the teeth. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 20 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminute food with the teeth.
- 2verb
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
"grind the spices in a mortar"
"mash the garlic"
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