Sweeten — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make sweeter in taste

make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈiːʔn̩/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈiːtən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈiːtən/

2 syllables Say it as /swˈiːʔn̩/.

Examples

sweeten a deal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

edulcorate dulcify dulcorate

Antonyms

sour

Parts of Speech

verb	make sweeter in taste
verb	make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable “sweeten a deal”

Word Forms

sweetener	noun	something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
sweetening	noun	something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

versüßen

süßer im Geschmack machen

🇫🇷French

sucrer

rendre le goût plus sucré

🇪🇸Spanish

endulzar

hacer más dulce en sabor

🇮🇹Italian

addolcire

rendere più dolce il gusto

🇳🇱Dutch

veraangenamen

zoeter van smaak maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

adoçar

tornar o sabor mais doce

🇷🇺Russian

подсластить

сделать слаще на вкус

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मीठा

स्वाद में मीठा करें

🇧🇩Bengali

মিষ্টি করা

স্বাদে মিষ্টি করা

🇮🇳Tamil

இனிமையாக்கு

சுவையில் இனிமையாக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తీయగా

రుచిలో తియ్యగా చేస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

गोड करणे

चवीला गोड बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મધુર

સ્વાદમાં મીઠી બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಹಿಗೊಳಿಸು

ರುಚಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಹಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മധുരമാക്കുക

രുചിയിൽ മധുരമുള്ളതാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿੱਠਾ

ਸੁਆਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਿੱਠਾ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

میٹھا

ذائقہ میں میٹھا بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

变甜

使味道更甜

🇯🇵Japanese

甘くする

味を甘くする

🇰🇷Korean

달게 하다

맛을 더 달콤하게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm ngọt

làm cho vị ngọt hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้หวาน

ทำให้มีรสหวานมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mempermanis

membuat rasanya lebih manis

🇵🇭Filipino

patamisin

gawing mas matamis ang lasa

🇲🇾Malay

memaniskan

menjadikan rasa lebih manis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحلية

جعل أحلى في الذوق

🇮🇷Persian

شیرین کردن

طعم شیرین تر کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

tatlandırmak

tadı daha tatlı hale getir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַמתִיק

להפוך מתוק יותר בטעם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sweeten'?

The primary meaning of 'sweeten' is 'make sweeter in taste'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sweeten' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'sweeten' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sweeten' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sweeten' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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