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Definition of caramelize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

caramelize

verb
 
/ˈkærəməlaɪz/
 
/ˈkærəməlaɪz/,
 
/ˈkɑːrməlaɪz/
(British English also caramelise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they caramelize
 
/ˈkærəməlaɪz/
 
/ˈkærəməlaɪz/,
 
/ˈkɑːrməlaɪz/
he / she / it caramelizes
 
/ˈkærəməlaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈkærəməlaɪzɪz/,
 
/ˈkɑːrməlaɪzɪz/
past simple caramelized
 
/ˈkærəməlaɪzd/
 
/ˈkærəməlaɪzd/,
 
/ˈkɑːrməlaɪzd/
past participle caramelized
 
/ˈkærəməlaɪzd/
 
/ˈkærəməlaɪzd/,
 
/ˈkɑːrməlaɪzd/
-ing form caramelizing
 
/ˈkærəməlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈkærəməlaɪzɪŋ/,
 
/ˈkɑːrməlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] (of sugar) to turn into caramel
  2. [transitive] caramelize something to cook something, especially fruit, with sugar so that it is covered with caramel
  3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French caraméliser, from caramel ‘caramel’.
See caramelize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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