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The Collaborative International Dictionary
caramelise

caramelise \caramelise\ v. i.

  1. to to change into caramel, by the action of heat; as, The sugar caramelized quickly.

    Syn: caramelize.

  2. to convert to caramel.

    Syn: caramelize.

Wiktionary
caramelise

alt. 1 (context cooking English) To convert sugar into caramel. 2 (context cooking English) To brown sugar by means of heat. vb. 1 (context cooking English) To convert sugar into caramel. 2 (context cooking English) To brown sugar by means of heat.

WordNet
caramelise
  1. v. be converted into caramel; "The sugar caramelized" [syn: caramelize]

  2. convert to caramel [syn: caramelize]

Usage examples of "caramelise".

After one silent glance at the hens' eggs with their curious jacket of caramelised skillet flakes, she ignored the glass comport on which they nestled.

There was still a faint warm glow coming from what would otherwise have looked like an enormous piece of caramelised chewing gum in the centre of the pit: the melted remains of a great spaceship.