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atomise

atomise is the alternative spelling of atomize.

Meaning of atomize

Verb

atomize (third-person singular simple present atomizes, present participle atomizing, simple past and past participle atomized)

  1. (transitive) To separate or reduce into atoms.
  2. (transitive) To make into a fine spray.
    • Near-synonyms: aerosolize, vaporize, nebulize
  3. (transitive) To fragment; to break into small pieces or concepts.
    • Near-synonyms: anatomize, analyze, scrutinize
  4. To deprive of community and political capital.
    • Near-synonym: disunite
  5. (transitive) To bomb with nuclear weapons.
    • Near-synonyms: pulverize, annihilate

Forms of atomise

third-person singular presentatomises
present participleatomising
past participleatomised
pastatomised

Questions about atomise

What is atomise the alternative spelling of?
Atomise is the alternative spelling of atomize.

Words near atomise in the dictionary

  1. atomicity
  2. atomics
  3. atomies
  4. atomisation
  5. atomisations
  6. atomise
  7. atomised
  8. atomiser
  9. atomisers
  10. atomises
  11. atomising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: atomise (page history and authors); atomize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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