carbonise
gb/kˈɑɹbənɪs/ us/kˈɑɹbənɪs/
C1
English
odaéget, elszenesedik, elszenesít, cementál
VERB
C1
1
odaéget
B1
Usage pattern:
carbonise [food/something]
I left the bread in too long and carbonised the toast.
Túl sokáig hagytam bent a kenyeret, és odaégettem a pirítóst.
Turn the heat down so you don’t carbonise the onions.
Vedd lejjebb a hőt, hogy ne égesd oda a hagymát.
The steak was fine inside but carbonised on the outside.
Learner examples
I carbonised the pizza by mistake.
Véletlenül odaégettem a pizzát.
Don’t carbonise the food.
Ne égesd oda az ételt.
Common mistake:
In American English the usual spelling is carbonize.
Meaning
burn until black and charred
Collocations
carbonise the toast
|carbonise the onions
|carbonise the crust
|carbonise the base
|carbonise the edges
|accidentally carbonise
|completely carbonise
|don’t carbonise it
|carbonise in the oven
|carbonise under the grill
Synonyms
char (Often suggests a blackened surface from heat.)
|
burn (More general; does not always imply turning black.)
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blacken (Focuses on the dark colour result.)
Antonyms
toast (Brown lightly rather than burn black.)
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cook (Prepare with heat without overburning.)
Themes
food_cooking
|daily_life
Definition
To burn food until it is black.
To burn something so much that it becomes blackened and partly turned to char, especially food.
VERB
C2
TECHNICAL
2
elszenesedik
C1
elszenesít
C1
Usage pattern:
carbonise [material/substance]
Under intense heat, the material can carbonise and become brittle.
Erős hő hatására az anyag elszenesedhet és rideggé válhat.
The ancient wood was carbonised in the fire, preserving its shape.
Az ősi fa a tűzben elszenesedett, így megőrizte az alakját.
Scientists heated the sample to carbonise the organic compounds before analysis.
Learner examples
The heat can carbonise wood.
A hő hatására a fa elszenesedhet.
The fire carbonised the plant material.
A tűz elszenesítette a növényi anyagot.
Common mistake:
This meaning is broader than ‘burn’; it often implies a chemical change into carbon-rich material.
Meaning
turn into carbon by heating
Collocations
carbonise organic matter
|carbonise wood
|carbonise plant material
|carbonise residues
|carbonise at high temperatures
|carbonise in the absence of oxygen
|carbonise during combustion
|carbonise rapidly
|carbonise completely
|carbonised remains
Synonyms
carbonize (American spelling of the same verb.)
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char (Less technical; focuses on forming a black carbon-rich layer.)
Antonyms
oxidize (Involves combining with oxygen rather than forming carbon-rich residue.)
Themes
science
|materials
|environment
Definition
To change something into carbon by strong heat.
To change an organic substance into carbon or a carbon-rich residue by heating or burning, often in a low-oxygen environment.
VERB
C2
TECHNICAL
3
cementál
C2
Usage pattern:
carbonise [metal/steel/component]
The workshop carbonised the steel to create a harder wearing surface.
A műhely cementálta az acélt, hogy kopásállóbb felületet hozzon létre.
A controlled atmosphere is used to carbonise the parts during heat treatment.
A hőkezelés során ellenőrzött atmoszférát használnak az alkatrészek cementálásához.
If you carbonise the component unevenly, it may warp.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse with ‘carbonise’ meaning ‘burn until black’; in metalworking it means adding carbon to the metal.
Meaning
add carbon to steel
Collocations
carbonise steel
|carbonise the surface
|carbonise a gear
|carbonise a component
|case-harden and carbonise
|carbonise in a furnace
|carbonise during heat treatment
|carbonised layer
|carbonising atmosphere
|carbonising process
Synonyms
carburize (More standard term in metallurgy for increasing carbon content.)
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case-harden (Related process; focuses on hardening the surface layer.)
Antonyms
decarburize (Reduce the carbon content of steel.)
Themes
engineering
|manufacturing
|science
Definition
To make steel harder by adding carbon through heat.
To increase the carbon content of a metal, especially steel, by heating it with a carbon source so the surface becomes harder.
Grammar
Dictionary form
carbonise
IPA
GB/kˈɑɹbənɪs/
US/kˈɑɹbənɪs/
Syllables & stress
car - bon - ise (3 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (car)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: carbonise
- 3rd Person Singular: carbonises
- Present Participle: carbonising
- Past: carbonised
- Past Participle: carbonised
Word family
Forms
carbonises
verb
carbonising
verb
carbonised
verb
Core family
carbon
noun B1
carbonisation
noun
Related words
carbonate
verb
carbonation
noun
Negative and opposite forms
decarbonise
verb
decarbonisation
noun
Advanced or less common
carbonic
adjective
hydrocarbon
noun
Expressions
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