carbonize

car·bon·ize

verb

car·bon·ized or British car·bon·isedcar·bon·iz·ing or British car·bon·is·ing

Definition of CARBONIZE

transitive verb

: to convert into carbon or a carbonic residue

intransitive verb

: to become carbonized or charred

—car·bon·iza·tion or British car·bon·isa·tion \ˌkär-bə-nə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

Variants of CARBONIZE

car·bon·ize or British car·bon·ise \ˈkär-bə-ˌnīz\