AEROSOLISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aerosolise mean? 

• AEROSOLISE (verb)
  The verb AEROSOLISE has 2 senses:

1. become dispersed as an aerosol

2. disperse as an aerosol

  Familiarity information: AEROSOLISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AEROSOLISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they aerosolise    ... he / she / it aerosolises   
Past simple: aerosolised   
Past participle: aerosolised   
-ing form: aerosolising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become dispersed as an aerosol

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

aerosolise; aerosolize

Context example:

the bacteria quickly aerosolised

Hypernyms (to "aerosolise" is one way to...):

disperse; dissipate; scatter; spread out (move away from each other)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

aerosol (a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Disperse as an aerosol

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

aerosolise; aerosolize

Context example:

The bacteria suspension was aerosolized

Hypernyms (to "aerosolise" is one way to...):

disperse; dot; dust; scatter; sprinkle (distribute loosely)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

aerosol (a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas)