carbonize
gb/kˈɑɹbənˌaɪz/ us/kˈɑɹbənˌaɪz/
C1
English
elszenesedik, elszenesít, odaéget, szénné éget, szenesít, karbonizál, karbonizálódik
VERB
C1
1
elszenesedik
C1
elszenesít
C1
Usage pattern:
carbonize [something]
If you leave the paper too close to the flame, it will carbonize in seconds.
Ha a papírt túl közel hagyod a lánghoz, másodpercek alatt elszenesedik.
The intense heat carbonized the wooden beam and weakened the structure.
Az erős hő elszenesítette a fagerendát, és meggyengítette a szerkezetet.
A short circuit can carbonize insulation and create a fire risk.
Learner examples
The toast carbonized because I forgot it.
A pirítós elszenesedett, mert megfeledkeztem róla.
High heat can carbonize wood.
A nagy hő elszenesítheti a fát.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse carbonize (burn/char) with carbonate (make fizzy or form a carbonate).
Meaning
burn until it becomes charred
Collocations
carbonize the surface
|carbonize the wood
|carbonize a layer
|carbonize the paper
|carbonize the coating
|carbonize the material
|carbonize the edges
|carbonize completely
Synonyms
char (More common and less technical.)
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blacken (Emphasizes turning black, not necessarily forming carbon.)
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scorch (Often suggests surface burning rather than deep charring.)
Themes
daily_life
|cooking
|materials
Definition
To burn something so it becomes black and charred.
To burn something so that it turns black and becomes partly reduced to carbon; to char.
VERB
C1
2
odaéget
B1
szénné éget
B2
Usage pattern:
carbonize [food]
I carbonized the garlic by leaving it in the pan for too long.
Odaégettem a fokhagymát, mert túl sokáig hagytam a serpenyőben.
The grill was too hot and carbonized the outside of the burgers.
Túl forró volt a grill, és szénné égette a hamburgerek külsejét.
If the heat is uneven, the bottom can carbonize before the center is done.
Learner examples
I carbonized the toast.
Odaégettem a pirítóst.
Don’t carbonize the chicken.
Ne égesd oda a csirkét.
Common mistake:
Learners often use carbonize when they simply mean brown; carbonize means burn/char, not lightly toast.
Meaning
overcook food until it chars
Collocations
carbonize the toast
|carbonize the crust
|carbonize the steak
|carbonize the onions
|carbonize the pizza
|carbonize the sugar
|carbonize the bottom
Synonyms
burn (More general; carbonize emphasizes charring.)
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overcook (Broader; may not imply black charring.)
Antonyms
undercook (Opposite in cooking outcome (not cooked enough).)
Themes
cooking
|food
Definition
To cook food so much that it becomes black and burnt.
To cook food too long or at too high a temperature so that it becomes blackened and charred.
VERB
C2
TECHNICAL
3
szenesít
C1
Usage pattern:
carbonize [material] (at/in/under [temperature/conditions])
The process carbonizes coconut shells to make activated carbon.
A folyamat során kókuszhéjat szenesítenek, hogy aktív szenet állítsanak elő.
Researchers carbonized agricultural waste to create a porous carbon material.
A kutatók mezőgazdasági hulladékot szenesítettek, hogy porózus szénanyagot hozzanak létre.
The fibers were carbonized in a furnace to improve heat resistance.
Learner examples
They carbonize wood to make charcoal.
Fát szenesítenek, hogy faszenet készítsenek.
Common mistake:
Carbonize is not the same as incinerate; incinerate burns to ash, while carbonize often means controlled heating that leaves carbon.
Meaning
convert organic matter to carbon
Collocations
carbonize biomass
|carbonize waste
|carbonize organic matter
|carbonize at high temperature
|carbonize under low oxygen
|carbonize in a kiln
|carbonize to produce charcoal
|carbonize the feedstock
Synonyms
pyrolyze (More technical; specifically heating in the absence of oxygen.)
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char (Often used for the resulting effect; less explicit about controlled processing.)
Antonyms
decarbonize (Means remove carbon rather than create carbon-rich material.)
Themes
science
|industry
|environment
Definition
To heat a material so it becomes mostly carbon.
To convert organic material into carbon or a carbon-rich residue by heating, especially in controlled conditions with limited oxygen.
VERB
C2
TECHNICAL
4
karbonizál
C1
Usage pattern:
carbonize [substance]
Under extreme heat, the sugar can carbonize, leaving a black carbon residue.
Szélsőségesen nagy hő hatására a cukor karbonizálódhat, és fekete szénmaradékot hagyhat maga után.
The polymer was treated to carbonize it into a conductive carbon network.
A polimert úgy kezelték, hogy vezető szénhálózattá karbonizálják.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse carbonize (form carbon) with carbonize in climate contexts; that is usually decarbonize (reduce carbon emissions).
Meaning
turn a substance into carbon
Collocations
carbonize the residue
|carbonize the deposit
|carbonize the compound
|carbonize the polymer
|carbonize a precursor
Synonyms
carbonize (Standard term in materials/chemistry for forming carbon from a precursor.)
Antonyms
oxidize (Often converts carbon into carbon oxides rather than elemental carbon.)
Themes
chemistry
|science
Definition
To change something so it becomes carbon.
To change a compound or substance so that it becomes elemental carbon, typically by removing other elements through heat or chemical reaction.
Grammar
Dictionary form
carbonize
IPA
GB/kˈɑɹbənˌaɪz/
US/kˈɑɹbənˌaɪz/
Syllables & stress
car - bon - ize (3 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (car)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: carbonize
- 3rd Person Singular: carbonizes
- Present Participle: carbonizing
- Past: carbonized
- Past Participle: carbonized
Word family
Forms
carbonizes
verb
carbonizing
verb
carbonized
verb
Core family
carbon
noun B1
carbonization
noun
Related words
carbonate
verb
carbonation
noun
carbonated
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
decarbonize
verb
decarbonization
noun C1
Advanced or less common
carbonic
adjective
carbonaceous
adjective
Expressions
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