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atomize

verb

at·​om·​ize ˈa-tə-ˌmīz How to pronounce atomize (audio)
atomized; atomizing

transitive verb

1
: to treat as made up of many discrete units
2
: to reduce to minute particles or to a fine spray
3
: divide, fragment
an atomized society
also : to deprive of meaningful ties to others
atomized individuals
4
: to subject to attack by nuclear weapons
atomization noun

Example Sentences

this medication for athlete's foot is atomized so that it can be sprayed on from an aerosol can
Recent Examples on the Web In this emergency situation, the fuel-dumping procedure did not occur at an optimal altitude that would have allowed the fuel to atomize properly. Alan Levin, Bloomberg.com, 7 May 2020 Edmund, Gloucester’s scheming illegitimate son, is the most punishing role of all, a high-lying tenor part featuring music of atomizing intensity. Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 7 Dec. 2019 This collapse in social capital left the American people isolated, atomized, and lonely. Tanner Greer, National Review, 17 Mar. 2020 The advent of streaming atomized the entertainment and media ecosystem in a way that can suck for audiences. Kate Knibbs, Wired, 3 Mar. 2020 In this case, federal officials said the fuel dumping procedure did not occur at the optimal altitude that would have allowed the fuel to atomize properly. Faith Karimi, CNN, 16 Jan. 2020 Had the plane been at 8,000 feet when the dump occurred, the fuel would never have hit the schools because it would be atomized after leaving the wings, said CNN aviation safety analyst David Soucie. Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 18 Jan. 2020 Had the plane been at 8,000 feet when the dump occurred, the fuel would never have hit the schools because it would be atomized after leaving the wings, Soucie said. Faith Karimi, CNN, 16 Jan. 2020 As if each parent, at the same moment, will see our offspringatomized, our species’ cloudslifting off the globe, the huge, childless atom. Sharon Olds, The Atlantic, 20 July 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of atomize was in 1865
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