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• atomize, atomise go
  break up into small particles
  
• crunch, grind, bray, mash, comminute go
  reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
  
• pound go
  break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
  
• sunder go
  break apart or in two, using violence
  
• sliver, splinter go
  break up into splinters or slivers
  
• rag go
  break into lumps before sorting
  
• crumb go
  break into crumbs
  
• brecciate go
  break into breccia
  
• crush go
  break into small pieces
  
• grind, grate go
  make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together