01 v. t. 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
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1.
To convert (an animal or vegetable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char.
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2.
To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation.