chaptalize

American

[shap-tuh-lahyz] / ˈʃæp təˌlaɪz /

especially British, chaptalise

verb (used with object)

chaptalized, chaptalizing

to subject (wine) to chaptalization.

chaptalize British

/ ˈtʃæptəˌlaɪz /

verb

(tr) to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content

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Other Word Forms

chaptalization noun

Etymology

Origin of chaptalize

< French chaptaliser, named after J. A. Chaptal (died 1832), French chemist; -ize

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