different between carburate vs carburet

English

Verb

carburate (third-person singular simple present carburates, present participle carburating, simple past and past participle carburated)

1. Alternative form of carburet

   It can be a real challenge to get things to carburate right after something as simple as an exhaust pipe change.

   • 1913, Albert L. Clough, A Dictionary of Automobile Terms

     One jet is constantly open and exposed to the suction of the incoming air and suffices to furnish the gasoline required properly to carburate the air entering at small and moderate gas demands.

Italian

Verb

carburate

1. second-person plural present indicative of carburare
2. second-person plural imperative of carburare
3. feminine plural of carburato

English

Etymology

Alternative forms

• carburate

Verb

carburet (third-person singular simple present carburets, present participle carbureting or carburetting, simple past and past participle carbureted or carburetted)

1. (transitive) To react with carbon.
2. (transitive) To mix (air) with hydrocarbons, especially with petroleum, as in an internal combustion engine.

Derived terms

Noun

carburet (plural carburets)

1. (chemistry, dated) A carbide.