sweeten

v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.

v.tr.

1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance.
2. To make more pleasant or agreeable.
3. To soften or soothe: sweetened her mood.
4. To make bearable; alleviate.
5. Informal.
   1. To increase the value of (collateral for a loan) by adding more securities.
   2. To enhance the attractiveness or financial desirability of (an offer, for example).
6. Games. To increase the value of (an unwon poker pot) by adding stakes before reopening.
7. To make less acidic: sweeten the stomach with antacids.
8. To remove sulfur compounds from (fuel oil or gas).

v.intr.
To become sweet.

verb

1. To make superficially more acceptable or appealing: candy, gild, honey, sugar, sugarcoat. See like/dislike.
2. To ease the anger or agitation of: appease, assuage, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe. Idioms: pour oil on troubled water. See calm/agitation.

v

Definition: add sugar
Antonyms: salt, sour

v

Definition: make happy; appease
Antonyms: displease, disrupt, trouble, worry

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As in to "sweeten the pot," which refers to putting more money into the pot

SoundPoker Says: A player may proclaim that they wish to sweeten the pot when they raise.

See Also: Bet, Jam the Pot, Pot, Pump, Raise, Ramming and Jamming

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - søde, forsøde, mildne, formilde, gøre frisk, bestikke
v. intr. - blive sød, blive mild, blive formildet

idioms:

• sweeten the pill    gøre pillen let at sluge

Nederlands (Dutch)
verzoeten, zoeten, verzachten, aantrekkelijk maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - sucrer, parfumer, (Comm) rendre (qch) plus tentant, amadouer
v. intr. - s'adoucir, s'amadouer

idioms:

• sweeten the pill    dorer la pilule

Deutsch (German)
v. - versüßen, milde stimmen, süßen

idioms:

• sweeten the pill    die bittere Pille versüßen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γλυκαίνω, (μουσ.) προσθέτω (έγχορδα) όργανα, (μτφ.) δωροδοκώ, λαδώνω

idioms:

• sweeten the pill    χρυσώνω το χάπι

Italiano (Italian)
addolcire, zuccherare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - adocicar

Русский (Russian)
подслащивать, сделаться сладким, наполнять благоуханием, освежать, придавать мелодичность, делать более приятным

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - endulzar, suavizar, aplacar, edulcorar, dulcificar, moderar, mitigar, purificar, embalsamar, perfumar, fertilizar, dulzurar
v. intr. - endulzarse, dulcificarse, suavizarse

idioms:

• sweeten the pill    endulzar/dorar la píldora

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sockra, söta, förljuva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使变甜, 使悦耳, 加糖于, 变甜, 变温和, 变香

idioms:

• sweeten the pill    把苦药裹上糖衣

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使變甜, 使悅耳, 加糖於
v. intr. - 變甜, 變溫和, 變香

idioms:

• sweeten the pill    把苦藥裹上糖衣

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (음식을) 달게 하다, 달콤하게 하다
v. intr. - ~이 달게 되다, 맛이 좋아지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 甘くする, 甘みを加える, 快くする, 和らげる, 口当たりをよくする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحلى , يهذب , يصبح حلوا , او ناضجا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮המתיק, הנעים, עידן, הפחית כאב‬
v. intr. - ‮הומתק, התעדן, הופחת (כאב)‬

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