A Quick and Simple Dictionary

sweeten

1. Verb.  (transitive) To make sweet to the taste; as, to '''sweeten''' tea.
2. Verb.  (transitive) To make pleasing or grateful to the mind or feelings; as, to '''sweeten''' life; to '''sweeten''' friendship.
3. Verb.  (transitive) To make mild or kind; to soften; as, to '''sweeten''' the temper.
4. Verb.  (transitive) To make less painful or laborious; to relieve; as, to '''sweeten''' the cares of life.
5. Verb.  (transitive) To soften to the eye; to make delicate.
6. Verb.  (transitive) To make pure and salubrious by destroying noxious matter; as, to '''sweeten''' rooms or apartments that have been infected; to '''sweeten;;; the air.
7. Verb.  (transitive) To make warm and fertile; — opposed to sour; as, to dry and '''sweeten''' soils.
8. Verb.  (transitive) To restore to purity; to free from taint; as, to '''sweeten''' water, butter, or meat.
9. Verb.  (transitive) To make more attractive; — said of offers in negotiations, as, to sweeten the deal by increasing the price offered.
10. Verb.  (intransitive) To become sweet.