comminute

UK: /ˈkɒmɪˌnjuːt/ US: (kom′ə no̅o̅t′, -nyo̅o̅t′)

Inflections of 'comminute' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

comminutes

v 3rd person singular

comminuting

v pres p

comminuted

v past

comminuted

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

com•mi•nute  (kom′ə no̅o̅t′, -nyo̅o̅t′), v., -nut•ed, -nut•ing, adj. 
v.t. 

1. Chemistry to pulverize;
   triturate.

adj. 

2. Chemistry comminuted;
   divided into small parts.
3. Chemistry powdered;
   pulverized.

• Latin comminūtus, past participle of comminuere, equivalent. to com- com- + minuere to lessen, akin to minor minor
• 1620–30

com′mi•nu′tion, n. 

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comminute / ˈkɒmɪˌnjuːt/ verb

1. to break (a bone) into several small fragments
2. to divide (property) into small lots

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin comminuere, from com- (intensive) + minuere to reduce; related to minor

ˌcommiˈnution noun