carburize
verb(British English also carburise)
(specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they carburize | |
| he / she / it carburizes | |
| past simple carburized | |
| past participle carburized | |
| -ing form carburizing |
- carburize something
to add carbon to iron or steel in order to make the surface harder 给（铁、钢等）渗碳（以增强表面硬度） Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French carbure ‘carbide’ + -ize.