'caramelize' definitions:

Definition of 'caramelize'

(from WordNet)
verb
Be converted into caramel; "The sugar caramelized" [syn: caramelize, caramelise]
verb
Convert to caramel [syn: caramelize, caramelise]

Definition of 'caramelize'

From: GCIDE
  • caramelize \caramelize\ v. t. 1 to to convert [usu. sugar] into caramel, by the action of heat.
  • Syn: caramelise. [WordNet 1.5]