sweeten

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/ˈswiːtən/

verb 5name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, expensive

VERB + SWEETEN

can't, didn't, don't, started, try

SWEETEN + NOUN

coffee, friendship, hers, life, molasses, pill, rima's, tea

PREP.

up, with

Definitions

verb

To make sweet to the taste.

to sweeten tea

To make (more) pleasant or to the mind or feelings.

to sweeten life

to sweeten friendship

To make mild or kind; to soften.

to sweeten the temper

To make less painful or laborious; to relieve.

to sweeten the cares of life

Our God to bless out home delights, / And sweeten every secret tear:— [...]

To soften to the eye; to make delicate.

Correggio has made his memory immortal by the strength he has given to his figures, and by sweetening his lights and shadows, and melting them into each other.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — make sweeter in taste

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

sweeten the pot

To increase a wager.

He sweetened the pot since there were no takers in the office pool.

sweeten up

To make sweet to the taste.

I sweetened up the barbecue sauce by adding some sugar.

Example Bank

to sweeten tea

Wiktionary

to sweeten life

Wiktionary

to sweeten friendship

Wiktionary

The dress is too expensive. Can't you sweeten the deal a little?

Tatoeba · #50152

Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.

Tatoeba · #6389713

Don't try to sweeten the pill.

Tatoeba · #7283090

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