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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRIT'URATE, v.t. [L. trituro, from tritus, tero, to wear.] To rub or grind to a very fine powder, and properly to a finer powder than that made by pulverization.

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb (-rated; -rating) Etymology: Late Latin trituratus, past participle of triturare to thresh, from Latin tritura act of rubbing, threshing, from tritus, past participle — more at trite Date: circa 1755 1. crush, grind 2. to pulverize and comminute thoroughly by rubbing or grinding • triturable adjective • triturator noun II. noun Date: circa 1891 a triturated substance ; trituration 2

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 grind to a fine powder. 2 masticate thoroughly. Derivatives: triturable adj. trituration n. triturator n. Etymology: L triturare thresh corn f. tritura rubbing (as TRITE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Grind, bruise, rub, thrash, bray, pound, beat. 2. Levigate, comminute, grind to powder, pulverize.