carbonize
verb/ˈkɑːbənaɪz/
/ˈkɑːrbənaɪz/
(British English also carbonise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they carbonize | /ˈkɑːbənaɪz/ /ˈkɑːrbənaɪz/ |
| he / she / it carbonizes | /ˈkɑːbənaɪzɪz/ /ˈkɑːrbənaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple carbonized | /ˈkɑːbənaɪzd/ /ˈkɑːrbənaɪzd/ |
| past participle carbonized | /ˈkɑːbənaɪzd/ /ˈkɑːrbənaɪzd/ |
| -ing form carbonizing | /ˈkɑːbənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːrbənaɪzɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] carbonize (something) to become carbon; to make something become carbon
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- [transitive] carbonize something to cover something with carbon
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