com|mi|nute

com|mi|nute
com|mi|nute «KOM uh noot, -nyoot», transitive verb, -nut|ed, -nut|ing.
to reduce to a powder or small fragments; pulverize. SYNONYM(S): triturate.
╂[< Latin comminūtus, past participle of comminuere break into pieces < com- thoroughly + minuere make smaller < minus less]

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