oversweeten

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verb

To make too sweet.

“I could barely eat the oversweetened processed foods.”

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Meanings

verboversweeten (third-person singular simple present oversweetens, present participle oversweetening, simple past and past participle oversweetened)

present singular third person oversweetens · participle present oversweetening · participle past oversweetened · past oversweetened

  1. transitiveTo make too sweet.

    I could barely eat the oversweetened processed foods.

Origin

From over- + sweeten.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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