'Comminute' definitions:

Definition of 'comminute'

From: WordNet
verb
Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn: grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute]

Definition of 'Comminute'

From: GCIDE
  • Comminute \Com"mi*nute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comminuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Comminuting.] [L. comminutus, p. p. of comminuere to comminute; com- + minuere to lessen. See Minute.] 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. --Pennant. [1913 Webster]
  • Comminuted fracture. See under Fracture. [1913 Webster]

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