- 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
carbonize
verbNAmE//ˈkɑrbəˌnaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they carbonize he / she / it carbonizes
past simple carbonized
-ing form carbonizing
NAmE//ˌkɑrbənəˈzeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable]See carbonize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: carbonize