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Verb: atomise  'atu`mIz
Usage: Brit (=atomize)
  1. Spray very finely
    "atomise perfume"
    - atomize
     
  2. Strike at with firepower or bombs
    - nuke, atomize, zap
     
  3. Break up into small particles
    "the fine powder had been atomised by air"
    - atomize

Derived forms: atomised, atomising, atomises

See also: atom, atomisation [Brit], atomiser [Brit]

Type of: bomb, bombard, break up, fragment, fragmentise [Brit], fragmentize, spray

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