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sweeten
transitive verb
- to make sweet with or as with sugar
- to make pleasant or agreeable, as to the sense of smell
- to counteract the acidic condition of (the soil, the stomach, etc.)
- to mollify; appease
- Now Rare to alleviate; ease
- Business, Informal
- to increase the value of (collateral for a loan) by pledging additional securities
- to increase the value of (an offer) in order to induce acceptance, promote sales, etc.
- Poker, Slang to add further stakes to (a pot) before opening
intransitive verb
to become sweet
See sweeten in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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