carburize
verb/ˈkɑːbjəraɪz/
/ˈkɑːrbəraɪz/
(British English also carburise)
(specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they carburize | /ˈkɑːbjəraɪz/ /ˈkɑːrbəraɪz/ |
| he / she / it carburizes | /ˈkɑːbjəraɪzɪz/ /ˈkɑːrbəraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple carburized | /ˈkɑːbjəraɪzd/ /ˈkɑːrbəraɪzd/ |
| past participle carburized | /ˈkɑːbjəraɪzd/ /ˈkɑːrbəraɪzd/ |
| -ing form carburizing | /ˈkɑːbjəraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːrbəraɪzɪŋ/ |
- carburize something to add carbon to iron or steel in order to make the surface harderWord Originmid 19th cent.: from French carbure ‘carbide’ + -ize.
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