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to sweeten
01
to make something taste sweeter
Transitive: to sweeten food or drinks
Examples
She sweetens her tea with a spoonful of honey for a natural sweetness.
02
to make something acceptable or pleasant
Transitive: to sweeten a situation
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
sweeten
3rd person singular
sweetens
Past simple
sweetened
Past participle
sweetened
Examples
She tried to sweeten the situation by offering a sincere apology for the misunderstanding.
03
to attempt to persuade someone to do what one wants by promising them something or giving something to them
Transitive: to sweeten sb
Examples
She sweetened him with the offer of a new car if he would take on the extra work.
Lexical Tree
sweetened
sweetener
sweetening
sweeten
sweet
