The Collaborative International Dictionary
Saccharify
Saccharify \Sac*char"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saccharified; p. pr. & vb. n. Saccharifying.] [L. saccharon sugar + -fy: cf. F. saccharifier.] To convert into, or to impregnate with, sugar.
Wiktionary
saccharify
vb. (context biochemistry English) To convert soluble polysaccharides into simple sugars
WordNet
saccharify
v. sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea" [syn: sugar]
convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate
[also: saccharified]
Usage examples of "saccharify".
The beverage's alkaloid was invigorating even if it wasn't quite sweet enough, so they tossed in three or four maple-sugar candies to saccharify it.