carbonize
verb (used with object)
to char (organic matter) until it forms carbon.
carbonise
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a variation of
carbonize.
Example Sentences
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The cold in the studio grew keener, and the wick of the lamp began to carbonise and burn red, while Claude, still bending over his sketch, did not seem conscious of the passing minutes.
From His Masterpiece by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
