candy

²candy

verb

can·diedcan·dy·ing

Definition of CANDY

transitive verb

1

: to encrust in or coat with sugar; specifically : to cook (as fruit or fruit peel) in a heavy syrup until glazed

2

: to make attractive : sweeten

3

: to crystallize into sugar

intransitive verb

: to become coated or encrusted with sugar crystals : become crystallized into sugar

Examples of CANDY

1. <the publisher hopes the flashy cover will candy up the novel for impulse buyers>

First Known Use of CANDY

1533

Related to CANDY

Synonyms: sweeten, dress up, enhance

Related Words: ameliorate, enrich, improve, meliorate; embellish, soup up, trick; cosmeticize, doll up, spruce

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