sweeten

English Thesaurus

1. make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable (verb.change)

hypernym	:	alter, change, modify,
definition	:	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

2. make sweeter in taste (verb.perception)

hypernym	:	change taste,
definition	:	alter the flavor of (verb.perception)

hyponym	:	honey,
definition	:	sweeten with honey (verb.perception)

hyponym	:	saccharify, sugar,
definition	:	sweeten with sugar (verb.perception)

hyponym	:	candy, glaze, sugarcoat,
definition	:	coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze (verb.perception)

hyponym	:	mull,
definition	:	heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink (verb.perception)

3. make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable (verb.change)

derivation	:	enhancement, sweetening,
definition	:	an improvement that makes something more agreeable (noun.act)

derivation	:	bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener,
definition	:	anything that serves as an enticement (noun.cognition)

4. make sweeter in taste (verb.perception)

antonym	:	acetify, acidify, acidulate, sour,
definition	:	make sour or more sour (verb.perception)

derivation	:	sweetening,
definition	:	the act of adding a sweetener to food (noun.act)

derivation	:	sweetener, sweetening,
definition	:	something added to foods to make them taste sweeter (noun.food)

5. make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable (verb.change)

derivation	:	enhancement, sweetening,
definition	:	an improvement that makes something more agreeable (noun.act)

derivation	:	bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener,
definition	:	anything that serves as an enticement (noun.cognition)

6. make sweeter in taste (verb.perception)

antonym	:	acetify, acidify, acidulate, sour,
definition	:	make sour or more sour (verb.perception)

derivation	:	sweetening,
definition	:	the act of adding a sweetener to food (noun.act)

derivation	:	sweetener, sweetening,
definition	:	something added to foods to make them taste sweeter (noun.food)