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carburize

[kahr-buh-rahyz, -byuh-]
verb (used with object), car·bu·rized, car·bu·riz·ing.
  1. to cause to unite with carbon.
  2. to carburet.
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Also especially British, car·bu·rise.

Origin of carburize

First recorded in 1880–90; carbur(et) + -ize
Related formscar·bu·ri·za·tion, nouncar·bu·riz·er, noun
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Historical Examples

  • Bessemer's next difficulty was to carburize his pure iron, and thus to make it into steel.

    Stories of Invention

    Edward E. Hale

British Dictionary definitions for carburize

carburize

carburise

verb
  1. another word for carbonize (def. 2), carbonize (def. 3)
  2. (tr) to increase the carbon content of (the surface of a low-carbon steel) so that the surface can be hardened by heat treatment
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Derived Formscarburization or carburisation, noun
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