chaptalize

[ shap-tuh-lahyz ]
/ ˈʃæp təˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), chap·tal·ized, chap·tal·iz·ing.

to subject (wine) to chaptalization.
Also especially British, chap·tal·ise.

Origin of chaptalize

< French chaptaliser, named after J. A. Chaptal (died 1832), French chemist; see -ize

British Dictionary definitions for chaptalize

chaptalize

chaptalise

/ (ˈtʃæptəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content

Derived forms of chaptalize

chaptalization or chaptalisation, noun

Word Origin for chaptalize

C19: after J. A. Chaptal (1756–1832), French chemist who originated the process