carbonize

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UK/ˈkɑːbən.aɪz/US/ˈkɑɹ.bən.aɪz/

verb

To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.

“Near-synonyms: charcoalize, char”

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carburizecharcoalizecharcarbonisecarburise
OriginEnglish carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem →
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Meanings

verbcarbonize (third-person singular simple present carbonizes, present participle carbonizing, simple past and past participle carbonized)

present singular third person carbonizes · participle present carbonizing · participle past carbonized · past carbonized

  1. To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.

    Near-synonyms: charcoalize, char

    Synonyms: carburize, charcoalize, char

  2. chemistryTo react something with carbon.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.

Similar
carburizecharcoalizechar

More synonyms by meaning

verbunite with carbon

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carbonisecarburizecarburise
Broader
change stateturn

verbturn into carbon, as by burning

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carbonise
Broader
change stateturn
Also see
carburize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From carbon + -ize.

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Translations

Bulgarian овъглявам
  • овъглявам (ovăgljavam)turn something to carbon, especially by heating
Catalan carbonitzar
  • carbonitzarturn something to carbon, especially by heating
Chinese Mandarin 碳化, 炭化
  • 碳化 (tànhuà)turn something to carbon, especially by heating
  • 炭化 (tànhuà)turn something to carbon, especially by heating
Esperanto karbonigi
  • karbonigiturn something to carbon, especially by heating
Finnish hiiltää, karbonoida
  • hiiltääturn something to carbon, especially by heating
  • karbonoidaturn something to carbon, especially by heating
French carboniser
  • carboniserturn something to carbon, especially by heating
German verkohlen
  • verkohlenturn something to carbon, especially by heating
Greek καρβουνίζω, καρβουνιάζω
  • καρβουνίζω (karvounízo)turn something to carbon, especially by heating
  • καρβουνιάζω (karvouniázo)turn something to carbon, especially by heating
  • απανθρακώνω (apanthrakóno)turn something to carbon, especially by heating
Hungarian elszenesít
  • elszenesítturn something to carbon, especially by heating
Italian carbonizzare
  • carbonizzareturn something to carbon, especially by heating
Latin carbōnēscō, carbōnizō
  • carbōnēscōturn something to carbon, especially by heating
  • carbōnizōturn something to carbon, especially by heating
Polish zwęglać, zwęglić
  • zwęglaćturn something to carbon, especially by heating
  • zwęglićturn something to carbon, especially by heating
Portuguese carbonizar
  • carbonizarturn something to carbon, especially by heating
Spanish carbonizar
  • carbonizarturn something to carbon, especially by heating
Swedish karbonisera
  • karboniseraturn something to carbon, especially by heating
Tagalog supukin
  • supukinturn something to carbon, especially by heating
Cite this entry
APA

carbonize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonize

MLA

“carbonize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbonize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbonize.

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