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BNC: 18975 COCA: 14697

sweeten

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
sweeten /ˈswiːtn̩/ verb
sweetens; sweetened; sweetening
sweeten
/ˈswiːtn̩/
verb
sweetens; sweetened; sweetening
Learner's definition of SWEETEN
[+ object]
: to make (something) sweet or sweeter in taste使变甜;使更甜
: to make (something) more valuable or attractive使更有价值;使更具吸引力

sweeten the pill

see 1pill

sweeten up

[phrasal verb]
sweeten up (someone) or sweeten (someone) up informal
: to be very nice to (someone) in order to get something讨好;拉拢

— sweetener

/ˈswiːtn̩ɚ/ noun, plural sweeteners [count]
BNC: 18975 COCA: 14697

sweeten

verb

sweet·​en ˈswē-tᵊn How to pronounce sweeten (audio)
sweetened; sweetening ˈswēt-niŋ How to pronounce sweeten (audio)
ˈswē-tᵊn-iŋ

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 compounds from
sweeten natural gas
5
: to make more valuable or attractive
sweeten the deal
: such as
a
: to increase (a pot not won on the previous deal) by anteing prior to another deal
b
: to place additional securities as collateral for (a loan)

intransitive verb

: to become sweet
sweetener
ˈswēt-nər How to pronounce sweeten (audio)
ˈswē-tᵊn-ər
noun

Example Sentences

He sweetened his cereal a little. He sweetened the deal with a large signing bonus.
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sweeten was circa 1552
BNC: 18975 COCA: 14697

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