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caramelizes

caramelizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of caramelize.

Meaning of caramelize

Verb

caramelize (third-person singular simple present caramelizes, present participle caramelizing, simple past and past participle caramelized)

  1. (transitive) To convert (sugar) into caramel.
  2. (transitive) 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. (intransitive) To undergo this kind of conversion or browning.

Questions about caramelizes

What is caramelizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Caramelizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of caramelize.

Words near caramelizes in the dictionary

  1. caramelizations
  2. caramelize
  3. caramelized
  4. caramelizer
  5. caramelizers
  6. caramelizes
  7. caramelizing
  8. Caramella
  9. caramelled
  10. caramellike
  11. caramelling

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