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sweeten
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sweet·en  (swtn)
v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens
v.tr.
1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance.
2. To make more pleasant or agreeable.
3. To soften or soothe: sweetened her mood.
4. To make bearable; alleviate.
5. Informal
a. To increase the value of (collateral for a loan) by adding more securities.
b. To enhance the attractiveness or financial desirability of (an offer, for example).
6. Games To increase the value of (an unwon poker pot) by adding stakes before reopening.
7. To make less acidic: sweeten the stomach with antacids.
8. To remove sulfur compounds from (fuel oil or gas).
v.intr.
To become sweet.

sweeten [ˈswiːtən]
vb (mainly tr)
1. (also intr) to make or become sweet or sweeter
2. to mollify or soften (a person)
3. to make more agreeable
4. (Chemistry) (also intr) Chem to free or be freed from unpleasant odours, acidic or corrosive substances, or the like
5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance chiefly US to raise the value of (loan collateral) by adding more securities
6. (Group Games / Card Games) Informal poker to enlarge (the pot) by adding chips
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.sweeten - make sweeter in taste
honey - sweeten with honey
saccharify, sugar - sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"
candy, sugarcoat, glaze - coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
mull - heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider"
change taste - alter the flavor of
acetify, acidify, acidulate, sour - make sour or more sour
2.sweeten - make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

sweeten
verb
1. sugar, honey, sugar-coat He liberally sweetened his coffee.
2. soften, ease, alleviate, relieve, temper, cushion, mellow, make less painful They sweetened the deal with a rather generous cash payment.
3. mollify, appease, placate, soothe, pacify, soften up, sugar the pill He is likely to try to sweeten them with pledges of fresh aid.
Translations
sweeten [ˈswiːtn]
A. VT
1. [+ tea, coffee, dish] → endulzar
sweeten to tasteendulzar al gusto
sweeten with honey if desiredendulzar con miel si se desea
2. (= freshen) [+ breath] → refrescar; [+ room] → ambientar
3. (fig)
3.1. (= placate, soften) [+ temper] → aplacar, calmar; [+ process, reforms] → suavizar, facilitar (also sweeten up) [+ person] → ablandar
see also pill
3.2. (with financial incentives) [+ deal] → hacer más atractivo; [+ person] (= bribe) → sobornar; (= win over) → ganarse a
B. VI [person] → volverse(más)dulce
sweeten [ˈswiːtən] vt
[+ tea, coffee, sauce, dish] → sucrer
(also sweeten up) (= make more amenable) [+ person] → amadouer
(= make more attractive) [+ offer, deal] → rendre plus attrayant(e)
sweeten
vt coffee, saucesüßen; air, breathreinigen; (fig) temperbessern; taskversüßen; deal, termsschmackhaft machen; to sweeten somebody (inf)jdn gnädig stimmen; (inf: = bribe) → jdn schmieren (inf); to sweeten the pilldie bittere Pille versüßen
vi (temper)sich bessern; (person)gute Laune bekommen
sweeten [ˈswiːtn] vt (tea) → zuccherare; (air) → profumare (fig) (temper) → addolcire; (task) → rendere più piacevole (also sweeten up) (person) → ingraziarsi; (child) → tenere buono/a
sweeten [ˈswiːtn] vt (tea) → zuccherare; (air) → profumare (fig) (temper) → addolcire; (task) → rendere più piacevole (also sweeten up) (person) → ingraziarsi; (child) → tenere buono/a


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