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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: carbonize v 1: unite with carbon; "carburize metal" [syn: {carburize}] 2: turn into carbon, as by burning; "carbonize coal"
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