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English
Etymology
From atom + -ize.
Pronunciation
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.
- (transitive) To fragment; to break into small pieces or concepts.
- 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.
- (transitive) To bomb with nuclear weapons.
Derived terms
Translations
to separate or reduce into atoms
to make into a fine spray
to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts
to bomb with nuclear weapons
See also
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