Sweeten
11sweeten — verb a) To make sweet to the taste; as, to sweeten tea. And sweeten every secret tear. . b) To make pleasing or grateful to the mind or feelings; as, to sweeten life; to sweeten friendship. Correggio has made his memory immortal by the strength… …
12sweeten — sweet|en [ˈswi:tn] v 1.) [I and T] to make something sweeter, or become sweeter ▪ Sweeten the mixture with a little honey. 2.) [T] also sweeten sb<=>up informal to try to persuade someone to do what you want, by giving them presents or… …
13sweeten — [[t]swi͟ːt(ə)n[/t]] sweetens, sweetening, sweetened 1) VERB If you sweeten food or drink, you add sugar, honey, or another sweet substance to it. [V n] He liberally sweetened his coffee... [V n with n] The Australians fry their bananas and… …
14sweeten — verb 1) sweeten the milk with honey Syn: make sweet, add sugar to, sugar, sugar coat 2) he chewed gum to sweeten his breath Syn: freshen, refresh, purify, deodorize, perfume 3) try to sweete …
15sweeten — verb 1 (I, T) to make something sweeter, or become sweeter: Sweeten the mixture with a little honey. 2 also sweeten sb up (T) informal to try to persuade someone to do what you want, by giving them presents or money: We re going to have to… …
16sweeten — UK [ˈswiːt(ə)n] / US [ˈswɪt(ə)n] verb [transitive] Word forms sweeten : present tense I/you/we/they sweeten he/she/it sweetens present participle sweetening past tense sweetened past participle sweetened 1) to make something taste sweeter by… …
17sweeten — verb (sweetened; sweetening) Date: circa 1552 transitive verb 1. to make sweet 2. to soften the mood or attitude of 3. to make less painful or trying 4. to free from a harmful or undesirable quality or substance; especially to remove sulfur… …
18sweeten up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sweeten up : present tense I/you/we/they sweeten up he/she/it sweetens up present participle sweetening up past tense sweetened up past participle sweetened up to be especially nice to someone so that they… …
19sweeten — tv. to make a bargain or agreement better or more attractive. □ Okay, I’ll sweeten the deal. I’ll throw in a lighted mirror on the visor. □ Sweeten the deal with air, and I’ll buy the car …
20sweeten — verb Sweeten is used with these nouns as the object: ↑deal, ↑tea …
