ensweeten

English

Etymology

en- + sweet + -en.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

ensweeten (third-person singular simple present ensweetens, present participle ensweetening, simple past and past participle ensweetened)

  1. (metaphorical) Render sweeter or more pleasant.
  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:ensweeten.

References

  1. The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).
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