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SWEETEN (7)
SWEETEN
sweeten - v
to make sweet
Synonyms
candy, dress up, enhance
Examples
Commercial nettle tea has a very strong taste which may take some getting used to, or you can sweeten it with a little honey to make it more palatable.
These include Brussels sprouts, which sweeten after frosty nights, as well as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and kale.
In addition, many dealers use free vacation scams to try and sweeten the deal for potential buyers and to make matters worse, some even sell demoed machines as new for full price.
Etymology
1550s (intransitive), from sweet (adj.) + verbal ending -en (1). Transitive sense ("become sweet") is from 1620s. The Middle English form of the verb was simply sweet, from Old English swetan. Related: Sweetened; sweetening.
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