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Definition of caramelize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

caramelize

verb

NAmE//ˈkærəməˌlaɪz//

, NAmE//ˈkɑrməˌlaɪz//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they caramelize

he / she / it caramelizes

past simple caramelized

-ing form caramelizing

1[intransitive] (of sugar) to turn into caramel

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2[transitive] caramelize something to cook something slowly for a long time so that it gets very sweet, thick, and brown

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