sweeten up

verb

To make sweet to the taste.

“I sweetened up the barbecue sauce by adding some sugar.”

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Meanings

verbsweeten up (third-person singular simple present sweetens up, present participle sweetening up, simple past and past participle sweetened up)

present singular third person sweetens up · participle present sweetening up · participle past sweetened up · past sweetened up

  1. idiomaticTo make sweet to the taste.

    I sweetened up the barbecue sauce by adding some sugar.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 使甜蜜
  • 使甜蜜 (shǐ tiánmì)make sweet to the taste
Finnish makeuttaa
  • makeuttaamake sweet to the taste
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APA

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MLA

“sweeten up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweeten%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweeten up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweeten%20up.

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