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Sweeten

To make sweet to the taste; as, to sweeten tea.

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Broader term 3

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 6

Candy 76% connected

To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger.

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Glaze 76% connected

To become glazed of glassy.

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Honey 76% connected

A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb.

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Mull 76% connected

A thin, soft kind of muslin.

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Saccharify 76% connected

To convert into, or to impregnate with, sugar.

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Sugar 76% connected

A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by crystallizing the evaporated juice of certa…

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Derivationally related 4

Sweetener 74% connected

One who, or that which, sweetens; one who palliates; that which moderates acrimony.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sweetener 74% connected

One who, or that which, sweetens; one who palliates; that which moderates acrimony.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Dulcify 92% connected

To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or acrimony.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dulcorate 92% connected

To sweeten; to make less acrimonious.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Edulcorate 92% connected

To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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