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1. Something added to food primarily for the savour it imparts
   - flavorer [US], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavoring [US], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], seasoner, flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavor [US]
    
2. The act of adding a seasoning to food

1. (cooking) lend flavour to
   "Season the chicken breast after roasting it";
   - flavor [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. Make healthy
   "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller";
   - harden
    
3. Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
   "she seasoned her criticism";
   - temper, mollify, moderate, mod [informal]

Derived forms: seasonings

Type of: change of state, fixings, ingredient, toughen, weaken

Part of: cookery, cooking, preparation

Encyclopedia: Seasoning