| Main Entry: | atomize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smash |
Synonyms: |
destroy, grate, pulverize, reduce, spray, vaporize |
| Main Entry: | decompose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | analyze by taking apart |
Synonyms: |
anatomize, atomize, break down, break up, decompound, disintegrate, dissect, dissolve, distill, resolve, separate |
Antonyms: |
combine, join, put together, unite |
| Main Entry: | disintegrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall apart; reduce to pieces |
Synonyms: |
atomize, break apart, break down, break up, come apart, crumble, decay, decline, decompose, degenerate, deliquesce, descend, detach, dilapidate, disband, disconnect, disimprove, dismantle, disorganize, disperse, disunite, divide, fade away, fall to pieces, molder, pulverize, putrefy, rot, separate, sever, shatter, sink, splinter, spoil, taint, take apart, turn, turn to dust, wash away, wash out, wither, worsen |
Antonyms: |
combine, meld, unite |
| Main Entry: | granulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crush into tiny pieces |
Synonyms: |
atomize, comminute, crumble, crystallize, disintegrate, grate, grind, make coarse, make grainy, pound, powder, pulverize, triturate |
| Main Entry: | grind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crush, pulverize |
Synonyms: |
abrade, atomize, attenuate, beat, bray, chop up, comminute, crumble, crumple, disintegrate, file, granulate, grate, kibble, levigate, mill, pestle, pound, powder, pulverize, rasp, reduce, roll out, scrape, shiver, triturate |
| Main Entry: | pulverize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smash by beating, crushing |
Synonyms: |
abrade, atomize, beat, bray, break up, buck, comminute, contriturate, crumble, crunch, crush, flour, fragment, fragmentalize, fragmentize, granulate, grate, grind, levigate, micronize, mill, mull, pestle, pound, powder, shatter, splinter, triturate |
| Main Entry: | spray |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sprinkle, diffuse |
Synonyms: |
atomize, drizzle, dust, scatter, shoot, shower, smear, spatter, splash, spritz, squirt, throw around |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather |