sweetened; sweetening
ˈswē-tᵊn-iŋ 
ˈswēt-niŋ
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
: such 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)
: to become sweet
Examples of sweeten in a Sentence
He sweetened his cereal a little.
He sweetened the deal with a large signing bonus.
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The White House reportedly denied a request by the island's president, Lai Ching-te, to make a stopover in New York en route to a tour of Taiwan's Latin American allies—a move widely viewed as being intended to sweeten the pot in ongoing trade negotiations with Beijing.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
At first sip, the whisky is lightly sweetened—in this case very much not a knock against—in the realm of passionfruit custard.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
And some go farther to sweeten the deal, offering stipends for student teachers.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The report also found savory snacks and sweetened beverages to be among the top calorie contributors, along with pizza for children.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
At first sip, the whisky is lightly sweetened—in this case very much not a knock against—in the realm of passionfruit custard.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
And some go farther to sweeten the deal, offering stipends for student teachers.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The report also found savory snacks and sweetened beverages to be among the top calorie contributors, along with pizza for children.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sweeten
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“Sweeten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeten. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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