# candied

Pronunciation: say "KAN-deed" US /ˈkæn.did/, UK /ˈkæn.diːd/

## Adjective

1. Coated or encrusted with a layer of sugar.
   - Simple: Covered or coated with a layer of sugar.
   - _Candied walnuts add a sweet crunch to the autumn salad._
   - _The pastry chef garnished the dessert with candied violets._
2. Preserved by being cooked in sugar or syrup until the fruit turns translucent.
   - Simple: Soaked and cooked in sugar until the fruit turns clear.
   - _Candied citron is a key ingredient in traditional panettone._
   - _The recipe calls for a generous handful of candied peel._
3. Pleasing or flattering, in the way sweet, smooth words are designed to win someone over.
   - Simple: Sweet-sounding and flattering, meant to please someone.
   - _The senator's candied rhetoric concealed an empty agenda._
   - _Beneath his candied flattery lay genuine contempt._

## Verb

4. Simple past and past participle of candy. — simple past and past participle of candy
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of candy. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The chef candied the cherries himself for the holiday menu._
   - _We candied chestnuts over several days using a heavy sugar syrup._

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