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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.
[carbur(et) + -ize.]
car′bu·ri·za′tion (-bər-ĭ-zā′shən, -byər-) n.
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carburize
(ˈkɑːbjʊˌraɪz; -bə-) orcarburise
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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
car•bu•rize
(ˈkɑr bəˌraɪz, -byə-)v.t. -rized, -riz•ing.
1. to cause to unite with carbon.
2. carburet.
[1880–90]
car`bu•ri•za′tion, n.
car′bu•riz`er, n.
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carburize
Past participle: carburized
Gerund: carburizing
| Imperative |
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| carburize |
| carburize |
| Present |
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| I carburize |
| you carburize |
| he/she/it carburizes |
| we carburize |
| you carburize |
| they carburize |
| Preterite |
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| I carburized |
| you carburized |
| he/she/it carburized |
| we carburized |
| you carburized |
| they carburized |
| Present Continuous |
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| 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 |
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| I was carburizing |
| you were carburizing |
| he/she/it was carburizing |
| we were carburizing |
| you were carburizing |
| they were carburizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| I would carburize |
| you would carburize |
| he/she/it would carburize |
| we would carburize |
| you would carburize |
| they would carburize |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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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