Splinter vs Pulverise - What's the difference?

Splinter is a related term of pulverise.

is that splinter is to come apart into long sharp fragments while pulverise is .

is a long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.

(en noun)

A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.

A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.

* (long sharp fragment) shard, spelk. * (group formed by splitting) faction, splinter group.

(en verb)

To come apart into long sharp fragments.

The tall tree splintered during the storm.

To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.

His third kick splintered the door.

* Prescott

After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and abandoned the field to the enemy.

(figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.

The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.

The unpopular new policies splintered the company.

To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.

(Bishop Wren)

* pulverize

(en-verb)

To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.

To defeat soundly, thrash.

To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.

the stone pulverises easily