sweeten

sweeten
sweet•en
[[t]ˈswit n[/t]] v. t.
1) to make sweet, as by adding sugar
2) to make mild or kind; soften
3) to make (the breath, room air, etc.) sweet or fresh, as with a mouthwash or spray
4) chem. to make (the stomach, soil, etc.) less acidic, as by means of certain preparations or chemicals
5) to remove sulfur and its compounds from (oil or gas)
6) inf Informal.
a) to enhance the value of (loan collateral) by including additional or esp. valuable securities
b) to add to the value or attractiveness of (a proposition, holding, etc.)
7) cvb vin to add more liquor to (a drink)
8) gam to add stakes to (a pot) before opening in a game of poker
9) to become sweet or sweeter
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Etymology: 1545–55

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • Sweeten — is a surname, and may refer to:* Madylin Sweeten (born 1991), American actress * Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten (born 1995), American actors …   Wikipedia

  • Sweeten — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Madylin Sweeten (* 1991), US amerikanische Schauspielerin Sullivan und Sawyer Sweeten (* 1995), US amerikanische Zwillinge und Kinderschauspieler Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Sweeten — Sweet en, v. i. To become sweet. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sweeten — 1550s, from SWEET (Cf. sweet) (adj.) + verbal ending EN (Cf. en) (1). The M.E. form of the verb was simply sweet, from O.E. swetan …   Etymology dictionary

  • sweeten — ► VERB 1) make or become sweet or sweeter. 2) make more agreeable or acceptable …   English terms dictionary

  • sweeten — [swēt′ n] vt. 1. to make sweet with or as with sugar 2. to make pleasant or agreeable, as to the sense of smell 3. to counteract the acidic condition of (the soil, the stomach, etc.) 4. a) to mollify; appease b) Now Rare to alleviate; ease …   English World dictionary

  • sweeten — verb a) To make sweet to the taste; as, to sweeten tea. And sweeten every secret tear. . b) To make pleasing or grateful to the mind or feelings; as, to sweeten life; to sweeten friendship. Correggio has made his memory immortal by the strength… …   Wiktionary

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