carbonize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb unite with carbon
    carburize; carbonise; carburise.
    • carburize metal
  2. verb turn into carbon, as by burning
    carbonise.
    • carbonize coal

WordNet

Car"bon*ize transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. F. carboniser.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Carbonized ; present participle & verbal noun Carbonizing
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913