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Definition of Atomize
1. Verb. Spray very finely. "Atomize perfume"
2. Verb. Strike at with firepower or bombs. "Zap the enemy"
Generic synonyms: Bomb, Bombard
Derivative terms: Atomisation, Atomization, Nuke
3. Verb. Break up into small particles. "The fine powder had been atomized by air"
Generic synonyms: Break Up, Fragment, Fragmentise, Fragmentize
Derivative terms: Atom, Atom, Atomisation, Atomiser, Atom, Atomization, Atomizer
Definition of Atomize
1. v. t. To reduce to atoms, or to fine spray.
Definition of Atomize
1. Verb. to separate into atoms ¹
2. Verb. to make into a fine spray ¹
3. Verb. to fragment (can be used metaphorically) ¹
4. Verb. to bomb with nuclear weapons ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Atomize
1. to reduce to a fine spray [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Medical Definition of Atomize
1. To reduce to atoms, or to fine spray. "The liquids in the form of spray are said to be pulverized, nebulized, or atomized." (Dunglison) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atomize
Literary usage of Atomize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1919)
"atomize tb in right bronchus i>2' years. Patient aged 58 years. constantly an
invalid, for n years. For ~ months before I removed the bone the boy had been ..."
2. The True Intellectual System of the Universe: Wherein All the Reason and by Ralph Cudworth, Thomas Birch (1837)
"... from this principle (that nothing can come from nothing, and go to nothing),
both atomize in their physiology, taking away all substantial forms and ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1916)
"A non-carbonizing burner of modern construction, that will externally atomize
the fuel and distribute the heat over the entire width and length of the ..."
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