WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
atomise v 1: spray very finely; "atomize perfume" [syn: atomize, atomise] 2: strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy" [syn: nuke, atomize, atomise, zap] 3: break up into small particles; "the fine powder had been atomized by air" [syn: atomize, atomise]