sweeten

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de rendre quelque chose sucré ou plus agréable, souvent en ajoutant du sucre ou une substance sucrée, ou d'adoucir une situation.

A verb used to indicate the act of making something sweet or more pleasant, often by adding sugar or a sweet substance.

1. Make sweeter in tasteA2formal

   To add sugar or another sweet substance to food or drink to make it taste sweeter.

   sucrer

   • She sweetened her coffee with honey.
   • The baker sweetened the cake with extra sugar.
   • You can sweeten the lemonade with a bit of syrup.

   Synonymesedulcoratehoneysugar

2. Make more pleasant or agreeableB2formal

   To make a situation, offer, or experience more pleasant, attractive, or acceptable.

   Rendre plus agréable

   • The company sweetened the job offer with a higher salary.
   • He sweetened the deal by including free delivery.
   • A kind word can sweeten even the most difficult conversation.

   Synonymesameliorateembellishenhanceimprovemellowsoftensugarcoattemper

   Antonymesembittersourspoiltaintworsen