sweeten (redirected from sweetens)

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.

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sweeten

Verb

1. to make (food or drink) sweet or sweeter

2. to be nice to (someone) in order to ensure cooperation

3. to make (an offer or a proposal) more acceptable

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sweeten - make sweeter in taste dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate 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"

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sweeten

verb 1. sugar,

verb 2. soften, ease, alleviate, relieve, temper, cushion, mellow, make less painful

verb 3. mollify, appease, soothe, pacify, soften up, sugar the pill

Translations

sweeten [ˈswiːtn] vt [+ person] → endulzar (= add sugar to); poner azúcar a

sweeten [ˈswiːtn] vt → sucrer (fig); adoucir

sweeten [ˈswiːtn] sweet vt → süßen;

(temper) → bessern;

(person) → gnädig stimmen

sweeten [ˈswiːtn] vt → addolcire; zuccherare