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Definition of carbonize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

carbonize

verb

NAmE//ˈkɑrbəˌnaɪz//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they carbonize

he / she / it carbonizes

past simple carbonized

-ing form carbonizing

1[intransitive, transitive] carbonize (something) to become carbon, or to make something become carbon

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2[transitive] carbonize something to cover something with carbon

carbonization

NAmE//ˌkɑrbənəˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See carbonize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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