Carbonize

v. t.	1.	To convert (an animal or vegetable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char. [imp. & p. p. Carbonized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Carbonizing.]
	2.	To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation.

Verb	1.	carbonize - unite with carbon; "carburize metal" Synonyms: carbonise, carburise, carburize
	2.	carbonize - turn into carbon, as by burning; "carbonize coal" Synonyms: carbonise

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