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

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  1. v. t. To convert (an animal or vegetable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char.
  2. v. t. To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation.
  3. v. unite with carbon
  4. v. turn into carbon, as by burning
  5. 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.
  6. v. unite with carbon v. turn into carbon, as by burning