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Verb: atomize  'a-tu,mIz
  1. Spray very finely
    "atomize perfume";
    - atomise [Brit]
     
  2. Break up into small particles
    "the fine powder had been atomized by air";
    - atomise [Brit]
     
  3. Strike at with firepower or bombs
    "atomize the enemy";
    - nuke [informal], atomise [Brit], zap [informal]

Derived forms: atomized, atomizes, atomizing

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

Encyclopedia: Atomize