ensweeten

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UK/ɛnˈswiːtə̆n/

verb

Render sweeter or more pleasant.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:ensweeten.”

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Meanings

verbensweeten (third-person singular simple present ensweetens, present participle ensweetening, simple past and past participle ensweetened)

present singular third person ensweetens · participle present ensweetening · participle past ensweetened · past ensweetened

  1. metaphoricalRender sweeter or more pleasant.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:ensweeten.

Origin

From sweet + en- -en.

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Cite this entry
APA

ensweeten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensweeten

MLA

“ensweeten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensweeten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ensweeten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensweeten.

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