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carbonify en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English carbonify From carbon + -ify.

Meanings

  1. To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
carbonifying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
carbonified Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
carbonified Tense=Past lexicographic
carbonifies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic