caramelize
/ˈkaɹ(ə)məlʌɪz/
verb 3
Collocations
1VERB + CARAMELIZE
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Definitions
verb
1
To convert (sugar) into caramel.
2
To brown (sugar, or a foodstuff containing sugar) by means of heat.
Slowly cooking the onions will caramelize them, which brings out the sweetness and gives them a brown color.
3
To undergo this kind of conversion or browning.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — convert to caramel
- caramelise
verb — be converted into caramel
- caramelise
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Slowly cooking the onions will caramelize them, which brings out the sweetness and gives them a brown color.
Wiktionary02
Let the sugar caramelize.
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