SWEETEN


Meaning of SWEETEN in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.