carburize C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈkɑrbjəˌraɪz/ UK /ˈkɑːbjʊraɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to harden the surface of iron or steel by adding carbon The gears were carburized to resist wear. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to harden the surface of... carbonizecaseharden ↔ Opposites decarburize Word family Derived forms carburization Related forms carboncarburet Etymology AI details From carbon (via carburet) + -ize. Carbon is from French carbone, from Latin carbō ('coal, charcoal'). carbō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # carburize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑrbjəˌraɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɑːbjʊraɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to harden the surface of iron or steel by adding carbon ## Examples - The gears were carburized to resist wear. ## Synonyms - carbonize - caseharden ## Antonyms - decarburize ## Derived Forms - carburization ## Related Forms - carbon - carburet ## Roots and Affixes - Root: carbō ## Etymology From carbon (via carburet) + -ize. Carbon is from French carbone, from Latin carbō ('coal, charcoal'). ## AI Etymology Carburize comes from carbon (via carburet) + -ize. Carbon is from French carbone, from Latin carbō ('coal, charcoal'). The historical trail runs through carbō in Latin. Morphologically, carburize is transparent: it draws on carbon (via carburet) + -ize. Used as a verb, carburize now means "harden the surface of iron or steel by adding carbon", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as carburization and related forms such as carbon and carburet. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Materials & Substances - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown