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atomize
[ at-uh-mahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to reduce to atoms.
- to reduce to fine particles or spray.
- to destroy (a target) by bombing, especially with an atomic bomb.
- to split into smaller parts, sections, groups, factions, etc.:
Principles of freedom and individual liberty encouraged the economic individualism that atomized the nation and destroyed social responsibility.
verb (used without object)
- to split into smaller units; fragment:
Critics say the group has atomized around several leaders.
atomize
/ ˈæ³Ùəˌ³¾²¹Éª³ú /
verb
- to separate or be separated into free atoms
- to reduce (a liquid or solid) to fine particles or spray or (of a liquid or solid) to be reduced in this way
- tr to destroy by weapons, esp nuclear weapons
Derived Forms
- ËŒ²¹³Ù´Ç³¾¾±Ëˆ³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹³Ù·´Ç³¾Â·¾±Â·³ú²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [at-, uh, -mahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
Example Sentences
Under such a paradigm history must be sterilized of analysis and ultimately atomized into unrelated instances to make an eternal present, divorced from any transformative potential.
Trumpism, like other forms of fascism and fake populist movements, preys upon lonely, isolated, socially atomized, and alienated people who are searching for community and meaning in their lives.
In an atomized attention economy, this shock-and-awe approach may be the only megaphone loud enough to shatter information deserts and shift the needle with the voters who matter most.
Or, remaining atomized, they may try to reclaim individual power in pyrrhic victories over others through domestic violence, bullying, mass shootings, and terrorism.
Suburban life is, admittedly, fundamentally strange, with neighborhoods full of atomized worlds and natural features turned into individual, highly-controlled assets.
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