Thesaurus: carbonize
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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Definitions
- 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.
- v. t. To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation.
- v. unite with carbon
- v. turn into carbon, as by burning
- 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.
- v. unite with carbon v. turn into carbon, as by burning