sweeten
Make deal better
To sweeten is to make something sweet or sweeter, literally by adding sugar or another sweetener: sweeten your coffee, sweeten the batter.
Figuratively, to sweeten is to make something more attractive or palatable: They sweetened the deal with a signing bonus.
A person's mood or disposition can sweeten, becoming more pleasant or agreeable.
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- agaveSpiny desert succulent
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
maple · stevia · saccharin · fructose · nectar · caramel · glaze · icing
Raise in quality
- boostUpward push or increase
- enrichImprove by adding value
- elevateTo raise upward
- refineRemove impurities from
soften · temper · mellow · brighten · lighten · uplift · revitalize · enliven
Culminating benefit received
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
- incentiveReward encouraging action
- greaseThick oily lubricant
palm-greasing · backhander · enticement · coaxing · persuasion · temptation · lure · deal
sugar
Crystalline carbohydrate sweetener
molasses · maple · stevia · saccharin · fructose · nectar · caramel · glaze · icing · frosting
improve
Raise in quality
refine · soften · temper · mellow · brighten · lighten · uplift · revitalize · enliven · gild
payoff
Culminating benefit received
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- inducementMotivating factor or offer
- incentiveReward encouraging action
grease · palm-greasing · backhander · enticement · coaxing · persuasion · temptation · lure · deal · pot
endear
Make beloved
woo · entice · disarm · ingratiate · coax · flatter · cajole · soft-soap · smooth-talk · placate
age
Duration of existence
mature · temper · gentle · tame · moderate · meld · balance · harmonize · ease · subdue
- sweet dreamsNighttime farewell blessing
- sweet potatoesOrange-fleshed root vegetables
- sweet toothFondness for desserts
- short and sweetPleasantly concise
- home sweet homePhrase celebrating one's dwelling
- sweet and sourFlavor pairing of opposites
sweet, sweets, sweetheart, sweetie, sweetness, sweetly, sweetened, sweetener, sweetest