sweeten
[verb]
Synonyms:
- sugar
- mollify, appease, pacify, soothe

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sweet‧en /ˈswiːtn/ verb
[Word Family: noun: sweet, sweetener, sweetness, sweetie; verb: sweeten; adverb: sweetly; adjective: sweet]

1. [intransitive and transitive] to make something sweeter, or become sweeter:
Sweeten the mixture with a little honey.

2. [transitive] (also sweeten somebody ↔ up) informal to try to persuade someone to do what you want, by giving them presents or money or promising them something:
a cash bonus to sweeten the deal ⇒ sweetener(2)

3. [transitive] literary to make someone kinder, gentler etc:
Old age had not sweetened her.
⇒ sweeten the pill at pill¹(4)

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