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caramelize

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car·a·mel·ize  (kr-m-lz, kärm-)
tr. & intr.v. car·a·mel·ized, car·a·mel·iz·ing, car·a·mel·iz·es
To convert or be converted into caramel.

cara·mel·i·zation (-m-l-zshn) n.

caramelize, caramelise [ˈkærəməˌlaɪz]
vb
(Cookery) to convert or be converted into caramel
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Verb1.caramelize - be converted into caramel; "The sugar caramelized"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
convert - change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
2.caramelize - convert to caramel
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
Translations
caramelize [ˈkærəməlaɪz]
B. VIcaramelizarse, acaramelarse


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Only sugar and heat need be present to caramelize a food.
Slowly sauteing them until they caramelize is hard to beat for overwhelming sweetness.
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