caramelize

car·a·mel·ize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kar-uh-muh-lahyz, kahr-muh-]
- /ˈkær ə məˌlaɪz, ˈkɑr mə-/
- /ˈkær.ə.məl.aɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-uh-muh-lahyz, kahr-muh-]
- /ˈkær ə məˌlaɪz, ˈkɑr mə-/

Definitions of caramelize word

verb caramelize If sugar caramelizes, it turns to caramel as a result of being heated. 3
verb caramelize If you caramelize something such as fruit, you cook it with sugar so that it is coated with caramel. 3
verb caramelize to convert or be converted into caramel 3
verb transitive caramelize to turn into caramel (sense 1) 3
noun caramelize (of sugar or syrup) be converted into caramel. 1
transitive verb caramelize turn sth into sugar syrup 1

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Origin of caramelize

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1720-30; caramel + -ize

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Parts of speech for Caramelize

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Caramelize

caramelize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for caramelize

verb caramelize

burn — If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
heat — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
scorch — to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it.
brown — Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood.
broil — When you broil food, you cook it using very strong heat directly above or below it.

All 5 Synonyms of caramelize