carburate

[ kahr-buh-reyt, -byuh- ]

verb (used with object)

, car·bu·rat·ed, car·bu·rat·ing.

1. carburet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carburate¹

carbur(et) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

While these primitive forms gave fairly good results with the early slow-speed engines and the high grade, or very volatile, gasoline which was first used for fuel, they would be entirely unsuitable for present forms of engines because they would not carburate the lower grades of gasoline which are used to-day, and would not supply the modern high-speed engines with gas of the proper consistency fast enough even if they did not have to use very volatile gasoline.

From Project Gutenberg