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chaptalize

especially British, 󲹱·ٲ·

[shap-tuh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

chaptalized, chaptalizing 

  1. to subject (wine) to chaptalization.

chaptalize

/ ˈʃæəˌɪ /

verb

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ˌ󲹱ٲˈپDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chaptalize1

< French chaptaliser, named after J. A. Chaptal (died 1832), French chemist; -ize
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chaptalize1

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

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