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triturate |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Triturate \Trit"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Triturated}; p. pr & vb n. {Triturating}.] [L. trituratus p. p. of triturate to thrash (grain), fr terere, tritum to rub, rub to pieces. See {Trite}.] 1. To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash. 2. To rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to pulverize and comminute thoroughly.
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