Atomize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spray very finely

strike at with firepower or bombs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdɪnəlˌɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈatəmˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈatəmˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdɪnəlˌɪst/.

Examples

atomize perfume
zap the enemy
the fine powder had been atomized by air

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

atomise zap nuke

Parts of Speech

verb	spray very finely “atomize perfume”
verb	strike at with firepower or bombs “zap the enemy”
verb	break up into small particles “the fine powder had been atomized by air”

Word Forms

atomizer	noun	a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
atomiser	noun	a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
atom	noun	(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
nuke	noun	the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
atomization	noun	annihilation by reducing something to atoms
atomisation	noun	annihilation by reducing something to atoms

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zerstäuben

sehr fein sprühen

🇫🇷French

atomiser

vaporiser très finement

🇪🇸Spanish

atomizar

rociar muy finamente

🇮🇹Italian

atomizzare

spruzzare molto finemente

🇳🇱Dutch

atomiseren

heel fijn spuiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

atomizar

pulverize muito finamente

🇷🇺Russian

атомизировать

распылять очень мелко

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परमाणुओं में परिणत करना

बहुत बारीक स्प्रे करें

🇧🇩Bengali

পরমাণু করা

খুব সূক্ষ্মভাবে স্প্রে করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அணுவாக்கு

மிக நன்றாக தெளிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అణువణువు

చాలా మెత్తగా పిచికారీ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

परमाणु करणे

खूप बारीक फवारणी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અણુકરણ

ખૂબ જ બારીક સ્પ્રે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಮಾಣುಗೊಳಿಸು

ಬಹಳ ನುಣ್ಣಗೆ ಸಿಂಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആറ്റോമൈസ് ചെയ്യുക

വളരെ നന്നായി തളിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

雾化

喷得很细

🇯🇵Japanese

霧化する

非常に細かくスプレーする

🇰🇷Korean

원자로 하다

아주 미세하게 뿌려주세요

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phun sương

phun rất mịn

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เป็นละออง

สเปรย์อย่างประณีตมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyemprotkan suatu cairan

semprotkan dengan sangat halus

🇲🇾Malay

mengatomkan

sembur sangat halus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تذر

رش ناعما جدا

🇮🇷Persian

اتمیزه کردن

خیلی ریز اسپری کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

püskürtmek

çok ince püskürtün

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפרִיד לְאָטוֹמִים

לרסס דק מאוד

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