Carbonize /(?)/

Car·bon·ize

Carbonize

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Carbonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Carbonizing

  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.