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What is the verb for sweet?

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sweeten
  1. (transitive) To make sweet to the taste.
  2. (transitive) To make (more) pleasant or to the mind or feelings.
  3. (transitive) To make mild or kind; to soften.
  4. (transitive) To make less painful or laborious; to relieve.
  5. (transitive) To soften to the eye; to make delicate.
  6. (transitive) To make pure and salubrious by destroying noxious matter.
  7. (transitive) To make warm and fertile.
  8. (transitive) To restore to purity; to free from taint.
  9. (transitive) To make more attractive; said of offers in negotiations.
  10. (intransitive) To become sweet.
  11. Synonyms:
      12. sugar, dulcify, honey, crystallise, crystallize, frost, mull, sugarcoat, glaze, sugar-coat, make sweet, candy-coat, add sugar to, add honey to, add sweetener to, add sweetening, make sweeter, make toothsome, candy, add sugar, dulcorate, soothe, assuage, mollify, appease, placate, pacify, propitiate, conciliate, soften, mellow, win over, soften up, sugar the pill, gentle, disarm, calm, calm down, humour, humor, quiet, quieten, make peace with, compose, still, reconcile, satisfy, square off, allay, lull … more
  12. Examples:
      13. “Today, I had strawberries on bread, with sugar on top to sweeten the taste.”
      “The pair, who will dodge minefields in Senegal and sweeten border officials with a supply of football T-shirts, will travel across France and Spain before catching the boat to Morocco and heading south to Banjul.”
      “If you've offered everything you have available to trade, it might be time to pry out your wallet and sweeten the deal with some cash.”
sweetened
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sweeten
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sugared, dulcified, honeyed, crystallised, crystallized, frosted, mulled, sugarcoated, glazed, sugar-coated, made sweet, candy-coated, added sugar to, added honey to, added sweetener to, added sweetening, made sweeter, made toothsome, candied, dulcorated, added sugar, soothed, assuaged, mollified, appeased, placated, pacified, propitiated, conciliated, softened, mellowed, won over, softened up, sugared the pill, gentled, disarmed, calmed, calmed down, humoured, humored, quieted, quietened, made peace with, composed, stilled, reconciled, satisfied, squared off, allayed, lulled … more
sweetening
  1. present participle of sweeten
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sugaring, dulcifying, honeying, crystallising, crystallizing, frosting, mulling, sugarcoating, glazing, sugar-coating, making sweet, candy-coating, adding sugar to, adding honey to, adding sweetener to, adding sweetening, making sweeter, making toothsome, candying, added sugar, dulcorating, soothing, assuaging, mollifying, appeasing, placating, pacifying, propitiating, conciliating, softening, mellowing, winning over, softening up, sugaring the pill, gentling, disarming, calming, calming down, humouring, humoring, quieting, quietening, making peace with, composing, stilling, reconciling, satisfying, squaring off, allaying, lulling … more
sweetens
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sweeten
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sugars, dulcifies, honeys, crystallises, crystallizes, frosts, mulls, sugarcoats, glazes, sugar-coats, makes sweet, candy-coats, adds sugar to, adds honey to, adds sweetener to, adds sweetening, makes sweeter, makes toothsome, candies, adds sugar, dulcorates, soothes, assuages, mollifies, appeases, placates, pacifies, propitiates, conciliates, softens, mellows, wins over, softens up, sugars the pill, gentles, disarms, calms, calms down, humours, humors, quiets, quietens, makes peace with, composes, stills, reconciles, satisfies, squares off, allays, lulls … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The former is an agreeable and clever portrait that domesticates and sweetens its subject's subversiveness.”
      “The dropping of a simplistic synth line in the bridge and eventual chorus only sweetens the deal.”
      “The longer you wait, the more the sauce congeals and sweetens.”
sweeteneth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sweeten
sweetenest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of sweeten
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