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CARAMELIZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Convert to caramel

Synonyms:

caramelise; caramelize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "caramelize" is one way to...):

convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

caramel (burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food)

caramel (firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be converted into caramel

Example:

The sugar caramelized

Synonyms:

caramelise; caramelize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "caramelize" is one way to...):

convert (change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

caramel (burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food)

caramel (firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk)

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