Definition of "atomize"

atomize

verb
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
3. (transitive) to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts
  Quotations
  An organism is then atomized into 'traits' and these traits are explained as structures optimally designed by natural selection for their functions.
  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
4. (transitive) to bomb with nuclear weapons