Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Atomize \At"om*ize\, v. t.
   To reduce to atoms, or to fine spray.

         The liquids in the form of spray are said to be
         pulverized, nebulized, or atomized.      --Dunglison.

Source : WordNet®

atomize
     v 1: spray very finely; "atomize perfume" [syn: {atomise}]
     2: strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy" [syn: {nuke},
         {atomise}, {zap}]
     3: break up into small particles; "the fine powder had been
        atomized by air" [syn: {atomise}]