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- Dictionarysweet·en/ˈswētn/
verb
- 1. make or become sweet or sweeter, especially in taste: "a cup of coffee sweetened with saccharin" Similar
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sweet· en ˈswē-tᵊn. sweetened; sweetening ˈswē-tᵊn-iŋ. ˈswēt-niŋ. Synonyms of sweeten. transitive verb. 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. especially : to remove sulfur compounds from. sweeten natural gas. 5.
SWEETEN definition: 1. to make something taste sweet: 2. to make something more attractive: 3. to make a person or a…. Learn more.
to make (the stomach, soil, etc.) less acidic, as by means of certain preparations, chemicals, etc. to remove sulfur and its compounds from (oil or gas). Informal. to enhance the value of (loan collateral) by including additional or especially valuable securities.
to make something more attractive: The phone company threw in two month's worth of free calls to sweeten the deal. to make a person or a mood happier or friendlier: I think you should try to sweeten him up before you ask him for the loan. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
If you sweeten something such as an offer or a business deal, you try to make someone want it more by improving it or by increasing the amount you are willing to pay. They may have to sweeten the deal to keep investors on board.
1. (also intr) to make or become sweet or sweeter. 2. to mollify or soften (a person) 3. to make more agreeable.
When you sweeten something, you make it taste sweeter. To sweeten your lemonade, just add more sugar. To literally sweeten something, like your muffin recipe or a cup of tea, all you need to do is add something that tastes sweet, like honey, molasses, sugar, or even apple juice.
