Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb atomize

3 senses of atomize

Sense 1
atomize, atomise -- (spray very finely; "atomize perfume")
       => spray -- (scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall")

Sense 2
nuke, atomize, atomise, zap -- (strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy")
       => bombard, bomb -- (throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden")

Sense 3
atomize, atomise -- (break up into small particles; "the fine powder had been atomized by air")
       => break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise -- (break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented")