- carbonate⇄carbonate, noun, verb, -ated,-ating.
- carbonate⇄noun a salt or ester of carbonic acid.
- carbonate⇄noun carbonation.
- carbonate⇄v.t. 1a. to charge or saturate with carbon dioxide. Soda water is carbonated to make it bubble and fizz.
(SYN) aerate.
b. to change into a carbonate.
2. to burn to carbon; char; carbonize.