CARBONIZE

carbonize, carbonise

(verb) turn into carbon, as by burning; “carbonize coal”

carbonize, carbonise, carburize, carburise

(verb) unite with carbon; “carburize metal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

carbonize (third-person singular simple present carbonizes, present participle carbonizing, simple past and past participle carbonized)

To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.

(chemistry) To react something with carbon.

Source: Wiktionary

Car"bon*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carbonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Carbonizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. carboniser.]

1. To cover (an animal or vegatable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char.

2. To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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