saccharize

[ sak-uh-rahyz ]
/ ˈsæk əˌraɪz /

verb (used with object), sac·cha·rized, sac·cha·riz·ing.

to convert into sugar; saccharify.
to convert (the starches in grain) to fermentable sugars during mashing.
Also especially British, sac·cha·rise.

Origin of saccharize

First recorded in 1755–65; sacchar- + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM saccharize

sac·cha·ri·za·tion, noun