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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. spray very finely;
- Example: "atomize perfume"
[syn: atomize, atomise]

2. strike at with firepower or bombs;
- Example: "zap the enemy"
[syn: nuke, atomize, atomise, zap]

3. break up into small particles;
- Example: "the fine powder had been atomized by air"
[syn: atomize, atomise]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Atomize \At"om*ize\, v. t.
   To reduce to atoms, or to fine spray.
   [1913 Webster]

         The liquids in the form of spray are said to be
         pulverized, nebulized, or atomized.      --Dunglison.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

atomize
    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]