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atomize

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Verb (usu participle)
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at=om=ize

CIDE DICTIONARY

atomizev. t. 
     To reduce to atoms, or to fine spray.  [1913 Webster]
    "The liquids in the form of spray are said to be pulverized, nebulized, or atomized."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

atomize, v.tr. (also -ise) reduce to atoms or fine particles.

Derivative
atomization n.

THESAURUS

atomize

ablate, abrade, accelerate, activate, adduce, aerate, aerify, analyze, anatomize, beat, bombard, bray, break into pieces, break to pieces, break up, brecciate, carbonate, change, chlorinate, chop logic, circumstantiate, cite, cleave, come apart, comminute, consume, contriturate, corrode, crack up, crash, cross-bombard, crumb, crumble, crumble into dust, crunch, crush, cut to pieces, decay, decompose, demolish, descend to particulars, desynonymize, detail, difference, differentiate, diffuse, disassemble, discriminate, disequalize, disintegrate, disjoin, dismantle, disorganize, disperse, disrupt, dissolve, distill, distinguish, diversify, divide, document, dynamite, emit, enter into detail, erode, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, fall to pieces, fission, flour, fluidize, fractionate, fragment, fume, fumigate, gasify, give full particulars, give off, grain, granulate, granulize, grate, grind, grind to powder, hydrogenate, individualize, individuate, instance, itemize, levigate, make a distinction, make mincemeat of, mark, mark off, mark out, mash, mill, mince, modify, molder, nucleize, oxygenate, particularize, perfume, personalize, pestle, pick to pieces, pound, powder, pull in pieces, pull to pieces, pulverize, reduce to powder, reduce to rubble, reek, refine a distinction, rend, rub out, ruin, scatter, scrunch, segregate, send out, separate, set apart, set off, sever, severalize, shard, shatter, shiver, shred, smash, smash the atom, smash up, smoke, specialize, specify, spell out, splinter, split, split hairs, spray, squash, squish, steam, sublimate, sublime, substantiate, sunder, take apart, tear apart, tear down, tear to pieces, tear to shreds, tear to tatters, total, triturate, unbuild, undo, unmake, vaporize, vary, volatilize, waste away, wear away, wrack up, wreck

ROGET THESAURUS

atomize

Destruction

VB be destroyed, perish, fall to the ground, tumble, topple, go to pieces, fall to pieces, break up, crumble to dust, go to the dogs, go to the wall, go to smash, go to shivers, go to wreck, go to pot, go to wrack and ruin, go by the board, go all to smash, be all over, be all up, be all with, totter to its fall, destroy, do away with, make away with, nullify, annual, sacrifice, demolish, tear up, overturn, overthrow, overwhelm, upset, subvert, put an end to, seal the doom of, do in, do for, dish, undo, break up, cut up, break down, cut down, pull down, mow down, blow down, beat down, suppress, quash, put down, do a job on, cut short, take off, blot out, dispel, dissipate, dissolve, consume, smash, crash, quell, squash, squelch, crumple up, shatter, shiver, batter to pieces, tear to pieces, crush to pieces, cut to pieces, shake to pieces, pull to pieces, pick to pieces, laniate, nip, tear to rags, tear to tatters, crush to atoms, knock to atoms, ruin, strike out, throw over, knock down over, fell, sink, swamp, scuttle, wreck, shipwreck, engulf, ingulf, submerge, lay in ashes, lay in ruins, sweep away, erase, wipe out, expunge, raze, level with the dust, level with the ground, waste, atomize, vaporize, deal destruction, desolate, devastate, lay waste, ravage gut, disorganize, dismantle, devour, swallow up, sap, mine, blast, bomb, blow to smithereens, drop the big one, confound, exterminate, extinguish, quench, annihilate, snuff out, put out, stamp out, trample out, lay in the dust, trample in the dust, prostrate, tread under foot, crush under foot, trample under foot, lay the ax to the root of, make short work of, make clean sweep of, make mincemeat of, cut up root and branch, chop into pieces, cut into ribbons, fling to the winds, scatter to the winds, throw overboard, strike at the root of, sap the foundations of, spring a mine, blow up, ravage with fire and sword, cast to the dogs, eradicate.


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