Definition of "caramelize"

caramelize

/ˈkar(ə)məlʌɪz/

verb
third-person singular simple present caramelizes, present participle caramelizing, simple past and past participle caramelized
1. (cooking, transitive) To convert (sugar) into caramel.
2. (cooking, transitive) To brown (sugar, or a foodstuff containing sugar) by means of heat.
3. (cooking, intransitive) To undergo this kind of conversion or browning.