transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈswē-t ə n ]
verb
( sweet·ened ; sweet·en·ing ˈswēt-niŋ, ˈswē-t ə n-iŋ)
Date: circa 1552
transitive verb
1. : to make sweet
2. : to soften the mood or attitude of
3. : to make less painful or trying
4. : to free from a harmful or undesirable quality or substance ; especially : to remove sulfur compounds from
sweeten natural gas
5. : to make more valuable or attractive
sweeten the deal
as
a. : to increase (a pot not won on the previous deal) by anteing prior to another deal
b. : to place additional securities as collateral for (a loan)
intransitive verb
: to become sweet
• sweet·en·er ˈswēt-nər, ˈswē-t ə n-ər noun