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sweeten::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate |
| Type of | change taste |
| Has types | candy, sugarcoat, mull, saccharify, sugar, glaze, honey |
| Derivation | sweetener, sweetening |
Examples of sweeten
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Not a bad deal and we can even throw in a second round pick to sweeten the deal.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Part of the plan could be an attempt to sweeten the pot for liquor-store owners.
From the denverpost.com
The honey is used to sweeten desserts, make mead and serve with certain cheeses.
From the delawareonline.com
To sweeten your cookies with fruit sugar is no better, sugar is sugar after all.
From the independent.co.uk
Lovers drank mead on their honeymoon and it was thought to sweeten the marriage.
From the dailyherald.com
He threw in the possibility of winning two medium pizzas to sweeten the request.
From the newsobserver.com
Some analysts believe that Alcoa may eventually sweeten its deal to $85 a share.
From the forbes.com
Independent bottlers are allowed to sweeten the drink according to local tastes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The state ended up giving the company about $15 million to sweeten the decision.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- Make sweeter in taste
- Sweeten is a surname, and may refer to: * Madylin Sweeten (born 1991), American actress * Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten (born 1995), American actors
- To make sweet to the taste; as, to sweeten tea; To make pleasing or grateful to the mind or feelings; as, to sweeten life; to sweeten friendship; To make mild or kind; to soften; as, to sweeten the temper; To make less painful or laborious; to relieve; as, to sweeten the cares of life; To ...
- To add money to pot, usually in the form of an ante.
- To use audio effects to enhance and manipulate the audio sound.
- To increase a wager (when it is permissible to do so).
- To refine curves in order to improve surface aesthetics. This may be a matter of eliminating defects, improving smoothness or flow, or simply adjusting the design.
- Remove hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide from sour gas to make it marketable
- To add a sound to other, previously existing (i.e., cut or mixed) sounds. ("We sweetened the car crash with some dumpster hits.") Should never be used in reference to mixing, although this usage is indeed common, especially in reference to television shows.
