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      caramelize
      verb
      convert to caramel
      be converted into caramel
      Roots
      calamelluscaramel- · Latin · little reed, sugar caneizein-ize · Greek · to make into
      Words related to caramelize
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      Where does caramelize come from?

      The word caramelize breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: caramel, from Latin calamellus (“little reed, sugar cane”); and -ize, from Greek izein (“to make into”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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