chocolatize

Verb

chocolatize (third-person singular simple present chocolatizes, present participle chocolatizing, simple past and past participle chocolatized)

1. (transitive) To heat (a substance containing blood) slowly until the red blood cells lyse, producing a brown, chocolate-like color.
   • Due to difficulty culturing the WY-A2 strain in MMH broth, cysteine heart agar with 9% chocolatized sheep blood (CHAB) was used under identical incubation settings as the strains above.2015 October 17, “Prior Inoculation with Type B Strains of Francisella tularensis Provides Partial Protection against Virulent Type A Strains in Cottontail Rabbits”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
2. (informal, transitive) To add chocolate to.
   • But this rush to chocolatize anything edible hurts the psyche of bona-fide chocolate lovers who know that chocolate's true mission is not to complement other foods but to be the focus.1986, San Diego Magazine - Volume 39, page 126
   • Because I didn't want chocolate hair, we ate in the shop, which, fortunately, had a good stock of paper napkins, since Diana was not too fastidious about her food and tended to chocolatize her face pretty well whenever encountering her favorite dessert.2001, Philip R. Craig, Vineyard Blues: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery, →ISBN, page 92
3. (informal) To indulge by eating chocolate.
   • CHOCOLATIZE your senses.1980, Beverage Industry
   • We've got Strawberry Banana Happiness in aTub, Mint Chocolate Love Substitute, and Intense Chocolate Brainwash to chocolatize your troubles away.2008, Natalie Standiford, Dating Game #4: Ex-Rating, →ISBN