different between atomize vs atomized

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atom +? -ize

atomize (third-person singular simple present atomizes, present participle atomizing, simple past and past participle atomized)

(transitive) to separate or reduce into atoms
(transitive) to make into a fine spray
(transitive) to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts
- 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:
  An organism is then atomized into 'traits' and these traits are explained as structures optimally designed by natural selection for their functions.
(transitive) to bomb with nuclear weapons

atomized (comparative more atomized, superlative most atomized)

Converted from liquid to a spray or mist.
In engines with carburetors, the air-fuel mixture containing the atomized fuel is drawn into the intake manifold by the manifold vacuum.

atomized

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