decarbonize
verb (used with object)
to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere by the activities of (a household, industry, country, etc.).
decarbonized
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past participleof decarbonize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof decarbonize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
decarbonizeverb (used with object)to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere by the activities of (a household, industry, country, etc.).
Example Sentences
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Nordhaus said if the rate at which the economy has decarbonized since 1970 continues, the world will hit net zero by 2080.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Plastics, ubiquitous in the modern world, cannot be decarbonized because they are made of carbon-based molecules.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2024
The rapid development of more diverse sources of protein would also support the world’s transition to decarbonized food systems.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 12, 2023
So upscaling cellular food technology to a mass-market production system before energy systems are decarbonized is risky.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2023
The reason is that in the process of making the steel its outer surface has become decarbonized.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Fred H. (Fred Herbert) Colvin
