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atomize
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uh
-mahyz
]
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at·om·ize
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əˌmaɪz
/
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-
uh
-mahyz
]
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verb,
at·om·ized,
at·om·iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to reduce to
atoms
.
2.
to reduce to fine particles or spray.
3.
to destroy (a target) by bombing, especially with an
atomic bomb
.
verb (used without object)
4.
to split into many sections, groups, factions, etc.; fragmentize:
Critics say the group has atomized around several leaders.
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Also,
especially British
,
at·om·ise
.
Origin:
1670–80;
atom
+
-ize
Related forms
at·om·i·za·tion,
noun
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atomize
or
atomise
(ˈætəˌmaɪz)
—
vb
1.
to separate or be separated into free atoms
2.
to reduce (a liquid or solid) to fine particles or spray or (of a liquid or solid) to be reduced in this way
3.
(
tr
) to destroy by weapons, esp nuclear weapons
atomise
or
atomise
—
vb
atomi'zation
or
atomise
—
n
atomi'sation
or
atomise
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
atomize
"reduce a liquid to a very fine mist," 1865, verb formed from
atom
+
-ize
. Originally in ref. to medical treatment for injured or diseased lungs; sense of "to destroy with atomic weapons" is from 1945. Related: Atomizer (1865); atomization (1866).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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