carbonize

Other spellings

• (UK) carbonise

Word parts

carbon + -ize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑːbən.aɪz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑr.bən.aɪz/

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Verb

Plain form carbonize

Third-person singular carbonizes

Past tense carbonized

Past participle carbonized

Present participle carbonizing

1. (transitive) If you carbonize something, you turn it into carbon.

Related words

• recarbonize/recarbonise