Car″bon‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Carbonized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Carbonizing.] [Cf. F. carboniser.] 1. To convert (an animal or vegetable 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.