Found 2 items, similar to Carbonize.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: carbonize carbonize v 1: unite with carbon; “carburize metal” [syn: carbonise, carburize, carburise] 2: turn into carbon, as by burning; “carbonize coal” [syn: carbonise]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Carbonize Carbonize \Car"bon*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carbonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Carbonizing.] [Cf. F. carboniser.] 1. To convert (an animal or vegetable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char. [1913 Webster] 2. To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation. [1913 Webster]