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sweeten

verbgeneral useuncommon/ɐðusiˈkaɾ/a·do·ci·car

Definition

1

To make sweet or sweeter; to sweeten. Figuratively, to soften, to make more pleasant.

Usage examples

You can adocicar the lemonade with a bit of sugar.
He tried to sweeten the bad news with a promise of future improvements.

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Common combinations

to sweeten the dealto sweeten one's words