Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Sweeten — Sweet en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sweetened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweetening}.] [See {Sweet}, a.] 1. To make sweet to the taste; as, to sweeten tea. [1913 Webster] 2. To make pleasing or grateful to the mind or feelings; as, to sweeten life; to sweeten … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweeten up — ˌsweeten ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sweeten up he/she/it sweetens up present participle sweetening up past tense … Useful english dictionary
sweeten — sweet‧en [ˈswiːtn] verb [transitive] to make an offer, suggestion etc seem more attractive in order to encourage someone to accept it: • The airline sweetened its offer to $235 million. • The British auto maker has sweetened its customer… … Financial and business terms
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
sweeten — [v1] add sugar add sweetening, candy, candy coat, honey, make sweet, make toothsome, mull, sugar, sugar coat; concept 170 Ant. salt, sour sweeten [v2] make happy; appease alleviate, assuage, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate,… … New thesaurus
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
