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car•bon•ize
Pronunciation: (kär'bu-nīz"), [key]
—v., -ized, -iz•ing.
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v.t.
1. to char (organic matter) until it forms carbon.
2. to coat or enrich with carbon.
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v.i.
to become carbonized.
Also, esp. Brit.,car'bon•ise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.