English dictionary

carbonize

/'k/A/rb/@/,n/aI/z/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

unite with carbon

verb.change

Synonyms carbonise carburise carburize

Source: WordNet 3.0
turn into carbon, as by burning

verb.change

Examples
Carbonize coal.

Synonyms carbonise

Source: WordNet 3.0
To convert (an animal or vegetable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char.

verb

Source: webster1913