Dictionary![]() ![]() car•bon•atePronunciation: ( —n.kär'bu-nāt", -nit; —v.kär'bu-nāt"), [key] —n., v., -at•ed, -at•ing. —n. a salt or ester of carbonic acid. —v.t. 1. to form into a carbonate. 2. to charge or impregnate with carbon dioxide: carbonated drinks. 3. to make sprightly; enliven. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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