- sweeten sweet·en vt
- ['swiːtn]
(tea etc) zuccherare, (air) profumare, (fig: temper) addolcire, (task) rendere più piacevole, (also: sweeten up) (person) ingraziarsi, (child) tenere buono (-a)
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Sweeten — Sweet en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sweetened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweetening}.] [See {Sweet}, a.] 1. To make sweet to the taste; as, to sweeten tea. [1913 Webster] 2. To make pleasing or grateful to the mind or feelings; as, to sweeten life; to sweeten … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweeten — sweet‧en [ˈswiːtn] verb [transitive] to make an offer, suggestion etc seem more attractive in order to encourage someone to accept it: • The airline sweetened its offer to $235 million. • The British auto maker has sweetened its customer… … Financial and business terms
Sweeten — Sweet en, v. i. To become sweet. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweet´en|er — sweet|en «SWEE tuhn», transitive verb. 1. to make sweet or sweeter: »to sweeten the air of a room. He sweetened his coffee with two lumps of sugar. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand (Shakespeare). 2. Informal. a) to… … Useful english dictionary
sweet|en — «SWEE tuhn», transitive verb. 1. to make sweet or sweeter: »to sweeten the air of a room. He sweetened his coffee with two lumps of sugar. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand (Shakespeare). 2. Informal. a) to increase the … Useful english dictionary
sweeten — sweet|en [ˈswi:tn] v 1.) [I and T] to make something sweeter, or become sweeter ▪ Sweeten the mixture with a little honey. 2.) [T] also sweeten sb<=>up informal to try to persuade someone to do what you want, by giving them presents or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Sweet — Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for suadvis … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweet alyssum — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweet apple — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweet bay — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweet Billy — Sweet Sweet, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s[ u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[ae]tr, s[oe]tr, Sw. s[ o]t, Dan. s[ o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
