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Learn to pronounce sweet·en

/ˈswētn/
verb
make or become sweet or sweeter, especially in taste.
"a cup of coffee sweetened with saccharin"
synonyms: make sweet, add sugar to, sugar, sugarcoat, add honey to, add sweetener to, freshen, refresh, fresh, purify, deodorize, perfume

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1. The act or process of making sweet. 2. Something that sweetens. More from Merriam-Webster on sweetening.
noun · something that sweetens food, beverages, etc., as sugar, saccharine, etc. · the process of causing something to be or become sweet.
Aug 28, 2024 · to make something more attractive: The phone company threw in two month's worth of free calls to sweeten the deal.
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.
sweetening in American English ... 1. something that sweetens food, beverages, etc., as sugar, saccharine, etc. 2.
to make something more attractive and acceptable: sweeten the deal/bid/offer The city had tried to sweeten the deal with a $140 million package.
SWEETEN meaning: 1 : to make (something) sweet or sweeter in taste; 2 : to make (something) more valuable or attractive.
Other forms: sweetened; sweetening; sweetens. When you sweeten something, you make it taste sweeter. To sweeten your lemonade, just add more sugar.
1. to make sweet, as by adding sugar 2. to make mild or kind; soften 3. to lessen the acridity or pungency of (a food) by prolonged cooking.