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sweeten

swee·ten

UK/ˈswiːtən/ US/ˈswiːtn̩/ uncommon

verb

1.

make sweeter in taste

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2.

make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable

  • “sweeten a deal”

Origin

From sweet + -en. Eclipsed non-native Middle English doucen and endoucen, borrowed from Old French adoucir and endoucir (“to sweeten”).

Phrases

  • artificially sweetened
  • sweeten the pill
  • sweeten the pot
  • sweeten up

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