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carbonize definition

car·bon·ize (kär′bə nīz′)

transitive verb carbonized -·ized′, carbonizing -·iz′·ing

  1. to change into carbon, as by partial burning
  2. to treat, cover, or combine with carbon

intransitive verb

to become carbonized

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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