carbonize en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English carbonize From carbon + -ize.
Meanings
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To turn something to carbon, especially by heating it; to scorch or blacken.
Near-synonyms: charcoalize, char
- To react something with carbon.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carbonizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| carbonized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| carbonized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| carbonizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
decarbonize · carbonizable · carbonizer · carbonization · recarbonize · decarbonization
Relateds
Synonyms
char · carburize · charcoalize
Translations (26)
hy կարբոնացնել (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · ca carbonitzar (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · cmn 炭化 (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · es carbonizar (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · pl zwęglać (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · it carbonizzare (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · io karbonizar (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · fr carboniser (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · pt carbonizar (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · fi karbonoida (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · de verkohlen (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · la carbōnēscō (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · cmn 碳化 (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · tl supukin (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · el απανθρακώνω (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · bg овъглявам (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · el καρβουνίζω (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · hu elszenesít (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · pl zwęglić (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · sv karbonisera (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · oc carbonizar (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · la carbōnizō (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · fi hiiltää (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · eo karbonigi (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · el καρβουνιάζω (turn something to carbon, especially by heating) · io karbonigar (turn something to carbon, especially by heating)