"atomize" meaning in English

See atomize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈætəmaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈætəmaɪz/ [General-American], [-ɾə-] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-atomize.wav Forms: atomizes [present, singular, third-person], atomizing [participle, present], atomized [participle, past], atomized [past], atomise [alternative]
Rhymes: -ætəmaɪz Etymology: From atom + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|atom|ize}} atom + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} atomize (third-person singular simple present atomizes, present participle atomizing, simple past and past participle atomized)
  1. (transitive) To separate or reduce into atoms. Tags: transitive Translations (to separate or reduce into atoms): atomitzar (Catalan), hajottaa atomeiksi (Finnish), atomiser (French), atomizar (Galician), atomisieren (German), ngotangota (Māori), atomizować [imperfective] (Polish), zatomizować (Polish), atomizar (Portuguese), atomizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-atomize-en-verb-en:separate_into_atoms Disambiguation of 'to separate or reduce into atoms': 80 4 2 9 4
  2. (transitive) To make into a fine spray. Tags: transitive Synonyms: aerosolize, vaporize Translations (to make into a fine spray): разпрашвам (razprašvam) (Bulgarian), пулверизирам (pulveriziram) (Bulgarian), atomitzar (Catalan), muuttaa sumuksi (Finnish), atomizar (Galician), atomisieren (German), adamhaigh (Irish), atomizować [imperfective] (Polish), zatomizować [perfective] (Polish), atomizar (Portuguese), atomizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-atomize-en-verb-en:make_into_fine_spray Disambiguation of 'to make into a fine spray': 3 73 3 13 8
  3. (transitive) To fragment; to break into small pieces or concepts. Tags: transitive Synonyms: anatomize, analyze, scrutinize Translations (to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts): atomitzar (Catalan), pilkkoa (Finnish), décomposer (French), atomizar (Galician), atomisieren (German), atomizować [imperfective] (Polish), zatomizować [perfective] (Polish), atomizar (Portuguese), atomizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-atomize-en-verb-en:break_into_small_pieces_or_concepts Disambiguation of 'to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts': 3 8 73 9 6
  4. (chiefly politics, of people) To deprive of community and political capital. Synonyms: disenfranchise, disunite Coordinate_terms: pacify
    Sense id: en-atomize-en-verb-en:deprive_of_community_and_political_capital Categories (other): Politics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 18 6 42 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 9 20 10 38 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 16 6 50 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 12 4 26 16 15 3 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 12 4 27 17 16 1 16 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 16 8 47 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 16 8 47 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 15 8 50 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 17 10 44 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 8 16 8 47 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 15 8 50 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 8 16 8 47 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 8 16 9 47 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 17 10 44 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 15 10 46 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 18 8 45 22 Topics: government, politics
  5. (transitive) To bomb with nuclear weapons. Tags: transitive Synonyms: pulverize, annihilate Translations (to bomb with nuclear weapons): pommittaa ydinaseilla (Finnish), bombarder (French), atomiser (French)
    Sense id: en-atomize-en-verb-en:bomb_with_nuclear_weapons Disambiguation of 'to bomb with nuclear weapons': 2 7 2 17 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: atomizability, atomizable, atomization, atomizer Related terms: dissociate

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1979, Gould, Stephen J., and Richard C. Lewontin. \"The Spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian Paradigm: A Critique of the Adaptationist Programme.\" Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 205: p. 585",
          "text": "An organism is then atomized into 'traits' and these traits are explained as structures optimally designed by natural selection for their functions."
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        "To separate or reduce into atoms."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To separate or reduce into atoms."
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        {
          "text": "Near-synonyms: aerosolize, vaporize"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To make into a fine spray."
      ],
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          "spray"
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        "(transitive) To make into a fine spray."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Near-synonyms: anatomize, analyze, scrutinize"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1979, Gould, Stephen J., and Richard C. Lewontin. \"The Spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian Paradigm: A Critique of the Adaptationist Programme.\" Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 205: p. 585",
          "text": "An organism is then atomized into 'traits' and these traits are explained as structures optimally designed by natural selection for their functions."
        }
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        "To fragment; to break into small pieces or concepts."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To fragment; to break into small pieces or concepts."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "scrutinize"
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          "word": "pacify"
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        {
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        "To deprive of community and political capital."
      ],
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          "politics"
        ],
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        "(chiefly politics, of people) To deprive of community and political capital."
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        "politics"
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Near-synonyms: pulverize, annihilate"
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      "glosses": [
        "To bomb with nuclear weapons."
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          "bomb"
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        "(transitive) To bomb with nuclear weapons."
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "to separate or reduce into atoms",
      "word": "atomitzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to separate or reduce into atoms",
      "word": "hajottaa atomeiksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to separate or reduce into atoms",
      "word": "atomiser"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "to separate or reduce into atoms",
      "word": "atomizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to separate or reduce into atoms",
      "word": "atomisieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Māori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "to separate or reduce into atoms",
      "word": "ngotangota"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to separate or reduce into atoms",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "atomizować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to separate or reduce into atoms",
      "word": "zatomizować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to separate or reduce into atoms",
      "word": "atomizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to separate or reduce into atoms",
      "word": "atomizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "razprašvam",
      "sense": "to make into a fine spray",
      "word": "разпрашвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "pulveriziram",
      "sense": "to make into a fine spray",
      "word": "пулверизирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "to make into a fine spray",
      "word": "atomitzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to make into a fine spray",
      "word": "muuttaa sumuksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "to make into a fine spray",
      "word": "atomizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to make into a fine spray",
      "word": "atomisieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "to make into a fine spray",
      "word": "adamhaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to make into a fine spray",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "atomizować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to make into a fine spray",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zatomizować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to make into a fine spray",
      "word": "atomizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to make into a fine spray",
      "word": "atomizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts",
      "word": "atomitzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts",
      "word": "pilkkoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts",
      "word": "décomposer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts",
      "word": "atomizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts",
      "word": "atomisieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "atomizować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zatomizować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts",
      "word": "atomizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts",
      "word": "atomizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to bomb with nuclear weapons",
      "word": "pommittaa ydinaseilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to bomb with nuclear weapons",
      "word": "bombarder"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to bomb with nuclear weapons",
      "word": "atomiser"
    }
  ],
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}

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