v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Carbonized p. pr. & vb. n. Carbonizing. ] [ Cf. F. carboniser. ] 1. To convert (an animal or vegetable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation. [ 1913 Webster ]
[はなずみ;はなすみ, hanazumi ; hanasumi](n) flower charcoal (whereby a flower, seed, branch, or other item of flora is carbonized as is, retaining its form)[Add to Longdo]