saccharify

Verb
Synonyms: sugar

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. sweeten with sugar“sugar your tea”Synonyms: sugar
  2. convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]
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