saccharize

[ sak-uh-rahyz ]

/ ˈsæk əˌraɪz /

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verb (used with object), sac·cha·rized, sac·cha·riz·ing.

to convert into sugar; saccharify.

to convert (the starches in grain) to fermentable sugars during mashing.

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Also especially British, sac·cha·rise .

Origin of saccharize

First recorded in 1755–65; sacchar- + -ize

sac·cha·ri·za·tion, noun