Carbonize
Pronunciation : Car"bon*ize
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. carboniser.]
Definition : 1. To cover (an animal or vegatable 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Carbonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Carbonizing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913