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- [kom-uh-noot, -nyoot]
- /ˈkɒm əˌnut, -ˌnyut/
- /ˈkɔmɪnjuːt/
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- [kom-uh-noot, -nyoot]
- /ˈkɒm əˌnut, -ˌnyut/
Definitions of comminute word
- verb comminute to break (a bone) into several small fragments 3
- verb comminute to divide (property) into small lots 3
- verb comminute to pulverize 3
- verb transitive comminute to reduce to small, fine particles; make into powder; pulverize; triturate 3
- verb with object comminute to pulverize; triturate. 1
- adjective comminute comminuted; divided into small parts. 1
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Origin of comminute
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; < Latin comminūtus, past participle of comminuere, equivalent to com- com- + minuere to lessen, akin to minor minor
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Parts of speech for Comminute
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
comminute popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
comminute usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for comminute
verb comminute
- crumble — If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- bruise — A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- squash — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- mash — to flirt with; court the affections of.
Antonyms for comminute
verb comminute
- put together — assemble
- release — to lease again.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- build up — If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
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