| 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. |
| 2. | To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation. |
| Verb | 1. | carbonize - unite with carbon; "carburize metal" |
| 2. | carbonize - turn into carbon, as by burning; "carbonize coal" Synonyms: carbonise |