carbonise

C3A1R1B3O1N1I1S1E1

A form of carbonize — To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

verbcarbonise (third-person singular simple present carbonises, present participle carbonising, simple past and past participle carbonised)

present singular third person carbonises · participle present carbonising · participle past carbonised · past carbonised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of carbonize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbunite with carbon

Broader
change stateturn

verbturn into carbon, as by burning

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Broader
change stateturn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  2. Latincarbōnem
  3. Frenchcarbone
  4. Englishcarbon
  5. Englishcarbonise

From carbon + -ise.

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APA

carbonise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonise

MLA

“carbonise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbonise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonise.

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