carbonify

carbonify

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.?
Latin carbōlbor.
French carbonebor.
English carbon
Latin -i-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-fakāō
Latin -ficō
Latin -ificāreder.
Old French -ifierbor.
Middle English -ifien
English -ify
English carbonify

    From carbon + -ify.

    Verb

    carbonify (third-person singular simple present carbonifies, present participle carbonifying, simple past and past participle carbonified)

    1. To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
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