saccharify

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saccharify - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

saccharify - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  saccharify
      v 1: sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea" [syn: sugar,
           saccharify]
      2: convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by
         hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate