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Verb: sweeten  swee-t(u)n
  1. Make sweeter in taste
    - dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate
     
  2. Make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable
    "sweeten a deal"

Derived forms: sweetening, sweetened, sweetens

See also: sweetener, sweetening

Type of: alter, change, change taste, modify

Antonym: sour

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