atomize

== English == === Alternative forms === atomise (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === From atom +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈætəmaɪz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈætəmaɪz/, [-ɾə-] Rhymes: -ætəmaɪz Hyphenation: a‧tom‧ize === Verb === atomize (third-person singular simple present atomizes, present participle atomizing, simple past and past participle atomized) (transitive) To separate or reduce into atoms. (transitive) To make into a fine spray. Near-synonyms: aerosolize, vaporize (transitive) To fragment; to break into small pieces or concepts. Near-synonyms: anatomize, analyze, scrutinize 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: An organism is then atomized into 'traits' and these traits are explained as structures optimally designed by natural selection for their functions. (chiefly politics, of people) To deprive of community and political capital. Synonym: disenfranchise Coordinate term: pacify Near-synonym: disunite (transitive) To bomb with nuclear weapons. Near-synonyms: pulverize, annihilate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== dissociate == Galician == === Verb === atomize (reintegrationist norm) inflection of atomizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Portuguese == === Verb === atomize inflection of atomizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative