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title: pulverised — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pulverised» in the school dictionary: Crushed into powder or tiny pieces: «pulverised rock», «pulverised coal». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pulverised

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**Who acts:** game, miners, We, pestle, champions, glacier · **What happens:** crush, pulveris, beat, destroy, get out, make · **To what, where:** pulverised rock, powder, game, team, old building, rock · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«pulverised» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [pulverised in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pulverised.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Crushed into powder or tiny pieces: «pulverised rock», «pulverised coal».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulverised:m1:1
# text = Crushed into powder or tiny pieces: «pulverised rock», «pulverised coal».
1	Crushed	crush	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	into	into	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	powder	powder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	pulverised	pulveris	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	pulverised	pulveris	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crush** | participle |  | pulverised rock and pulverised coal |  |  |  | into powder or tiny pieces *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into powder=Result |
| 2 | **pulveris** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pulveris** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Beaten very heavily in a game or fight: «Our team got pulverised 7–0.».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulverised:m2:1
# text = Beaten very heavily in a game or fight: «Our team got pulverised 7–0.».
1	Beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	heavily	heavily	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	pulverised	pulveris	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
15	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	–	–	SYM	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	17	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | participle |  |  |  | a game or fight |  | heavily *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in game=Location |
| 2 | **pulveris** *in a quote* | past · passive | a game or fight *not said here* | Our team |  |  |  | 7 – 0 *obl:unmarked* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Completely destroyed: «The old building was pulverised by the wrecking ball.».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulverised:m3:1
# text = Completely destroyed: «The old building was pulverised by the wrecking ball.».
1	Completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	pulverised	pulveris	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	wrecking	wrecking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **destroy** | past |  |  |  |  |  | completely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pulveris** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | the old building |  |  |  | by the wrecking ball | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The miners pulverised the rock to get the gold out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulverised:x1:1
# text = The miners pulverised the rock to get the gold out.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	miners	miner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pulverised	pulveris	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pulveris** | past | the miners | the rock |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get out** | to-infinitive | the miners *not said here* | the gold |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We pulverised chalk to make paint powder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulverised:x2:1
# text = We pulverised chalk to make paint powder.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pulverised	pulveris	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	chalk	chalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	powder	powder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pulveris** | past | We | chalk |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | paint powder |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset powder=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pestle pulverised the spices in the bowl.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulverised:x3:1
# text = The pestle pulverised the spices in the bowl.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pestle	pestle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pulverised	pulveris	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	spices	spice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pulveris** | past | the pestle | the spices |  | the bowl |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our football team got pulverised by the champions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulverised:x4:1
# text = Our football team got pulverised by the champions.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	pulverised	pulveris	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	champions	champion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pulveris** | past · passive | the champions | Our football team |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The glacier pulverised the stones into fine sand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulverised:x5:1
# text = The glacier pulverised the stones into fine sand.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glacier	glacier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pulverised	pulveris	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pulveris** | past | the glacier | the stones |  | fine sand |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old car was pulverised in the crusher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pulverised:x6:1
# text = The old car was pulverised in the crusher.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	pulverised	pulveris	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crusher	crusher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pulveris** | past · passive |  | the old car |  | the crusher |  |  | tree rules |

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