nebulize

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verb

To convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by using a nebulizer; to atomize

OriginLatin nebula →
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Meanings

verbnebulize (third-person singular simple present nebulizes, present participle nebulizing, simple past and past participle nebulized)

present singular third person nebulizes · participle present nebulizing · participle past nebulized · past nebulized · alternative nebulise

  1. To convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by using a nebulizer; to atomize
  2. medicineTo treat a patient with medicine applied using a nebulizer

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
atomize

Origin

  1. Latinnebula“little cloud, mist”
  2. Englishnebulize

Borrowed from Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”) + -ize.

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APA

nebulize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nebulize

MLA

“nebulize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nebulize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nebulize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nebulize.

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