n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: can · died ; can · dy · ing
Date: 1533
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