Definitions for sweeten

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sweeten sweet·en

Spelling: [sweet-n]

IPA: /ˈswit n/

Sweeten is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 74 anagrams from letters in sweeten (eeenstw).

Definitions for sweeten

verb (used with object)

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.
4. to reduce the saltiness of (a food or dish) by diluting with water, milk, or other liquid.
5. to make (the breath, room air, etc.) sweet or fresh, as with a mouthwash, spray, etc.
6. (in musical recording) to add musical instruments to (an arrangement), especially strings for a lusher sound.
7. Chemistry. 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).
8. Informal. to enhance the value of (loan collateral) by including additional or especially valuable securities. to add to the value or attractiveness of (any proposition, holding, etc.).
9. to add more liquor to (an alcoholic drink).
10. Poker. to add stakes to (a pot) before opening.

verb (used without object)

1. to become sweet or sweeter.

Origin of sweeten

First recorded in 1545-55; sweet + -en¹

Examples for sweeten

When cold, break it with a spoon, and sweeten with sifted sugar.

Right now your company likes to sweeten the pot by paying you in tax-deductible fringe benefits, including corporate junkets.

Stir in sufficient loaf-sugar to sweeten it, and grate some nutmeg into it.

If the administration is correct, then there should be no need to sweeten the pot.

The Boches said he merely had to dip a finger into his coffee to sweeten it.

You can reuse the syrup to sweeten tea or make another batch of apple chips.

Cameroon released several Boko Haram detainees to sweeten the deal.

He likes to sweeten the negotiations with a little food, drink, and social lubrication, no matter the circumstances.

sweeten to your taste; let it boil; and put it in a broad dish.

Does it hold back the lash from the slave, or sweeten his bitter bread?