car·bu·rize (kär′bə-rīz′, -byə-) tr.v. car·bu·rized ,
car·bu·riz·ing ,
car·bu·riz·es 1. To treat, combine, or impregnate with carbon, as when casehardening steel.
2. To carburet.
car′bu·ri·za′tion (-bər-ĭ-zā′shən, -byər-) n.
carburize (ˈkɑːbjʊˌraɪz; -bə- ) or carburise vb 2. (Metallurgy) (tr ) to increase the carbon content of (the surface of a low-carbon steel) so that the surface can be hardened by heat treatment
ˌcarburiˈzation , ˌcarburiˈsation n
car•bu•rize (ˈkɑr bəˌraɪz, -byə-) v.t. -rized, -riz•ing. 1. to cause to unite with carbon.
[1880–90]
car`bu•ri•za′tion, n.
car′bu•riz`er, n.
carburize Past participle: carburizedGerund: carburizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative carburize carburize
Present I carburize you carburize he/she/it carburizes we carburize you carburize they carburize
Preterite I carburized you carburized he/she/it carburized we carburized you carburized they carburized
Present Continuous I am carburizing you are carburizing he/she/it is carburizing we are carburizing you are carburizing they are carburizing
Present Perfect I have carburized you have carburized he/she/it has carburized we have carburized you have carburized they have carburized
Past Continuous I was carburizing you were carburizing he/she/it was carburizing we were carburizing you were carburizing they were carburizing
Past Perfect I had carburized you had carburized he/she/it had carburized we had carburized you had carburized they had carburized
Future I will carburize you will carburize he/she/it will carburize we will carburize you will carburize they will carburize
Future Perfect I will have carburized you will have carburized he/she/it will have carburized we will have carburized you will have carburized they will have carburized
Future Continuous I will be carburizing you will be carburizing he/she/it will be carburizing we will be carburizing you will be carburizing they will be carburizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been carburizing you have been carburizing he/she/it has been carburizing we have been carburizing you have been carburizing they have been carburizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been carburizing you will have been carburizing he/she/it will have been carburizing we will have been carburizing you will have been carburizing they will have been carburizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been carburizing you had been carburizing he/she/it had been carburizing we had been carburizing you had been carburizing they had been carburizing
Conditional I would carburize you would carburize he/she/it would carburize we would carburize you would carburize they would carburize
Past Conditional I would have carburized you would have carburized he/she/it would have carburized we would have carburized you would have carburized they would have carburized
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Verb 1. carburize - unite with carbon; "carburize metal"chemical science ,
chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
change state ,
turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"