"nebulize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: nebulizes [present, singular, third-person], nebulizing [participle, present], nebulized [participle, past], nebulized [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”) + -ize. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|nebula||little cloud, mist}} Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”), {{suffix|en||ize}} + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} nebulize (third-person singular simple present nebulizes, present participle nebulizing, simple past and past participle nebulized)
  1. To convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by using a nebulizer; to atomize
    Sense id: en-nebulize-en-verb-tJ2mOuET Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 48 52
  2. (medicine) To treat a patient with medicine applied using a nebulizer Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-nebulize-en-verb-B2Hrvkxc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 48 52 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nebulise (english: non-Oxford British English) Related terms: pulverize, vaporize

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