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sweeten
[ sweet-n ]
verb (used with object)
- to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
- to make mild or kind; soften.
- to lessen the acridity or pungency of (a food) by prolonged cooking.
- to reduce the saltiness of (a food or dish) by diluting with water, milk, or other liquid.
- to make (the breath, room air, etc.) sweet or fresh, as with a mouthwash, spray, etc.
- (in musical recording) to add musical instruments to (an arrangement), especially strings for a lusher sound.
- Chemistry.
- to make (the stomach, soil, etc.) less acidic, as by means of certain preparations, chemicals, etc.
- to remove sulfur and its compounds from (oil or gas).
- Informal.
- to enhance the value of (loan collateral) by including additional or especially valuable securities.
- to add to the value or attractiveness of (any proposition, holding, etc.).
- to add more liquor to (an alcoholic drink).
- Poker. to add stakes to (a pot) before opening.
sweeten
/ ˈɾːə /
verb
- also intr to make or become sweet or sweeter
- to mollify or soften (a person)
- to make more agreeable
- also intr chem to free or be freed from unpleasant odours, acidic or corrosive substances, or the like
- finance to raise the value of (loan collateral) by adding more securities
- informal.poker to enlarge (the pot) by adding chips
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·ɱIJԱ adjective
- dzܳȴɱIJ verb (used with object)
- v·ɱIJ verb (used with object)
- ·ɱIJ verb (used with object)
- ·ɱIJ verb
- ܲ·ɱIJԱ adjective
Example Sentences
It's a typically irreverent comment, an example of the dry wit she uses to sweeten the sincerity and anger of her music.
These ingredients don’t just sweeten—they caramelize, forming that coveted glossy, crackly crust.
Even Stella Parks, who makes sweetened carrot peels into delicate “carrot roses.”
Rivkin also noted the work that many states have done to sweeten their individual tax incentives, and called out the record 51 films that will receive an incentive from California’s film and television tax program.
On the first day, participants assigned to the ultra-processed diet were given fried chicken, biscuits and a giant bowl of sweetened yogurt.
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