sweetens
Makes more palatable
Sweetens means to make sweet or sweeter.
Sugar sweetens coffee.
Time sweetens memories.
To sweeten a deal is to make it more attractive, usually by adding incentives: They sweetened the offer with stock options.
A sweetener is anything that sweetens—an additive like sugar or aspartame, or an inducement added to negotiations.
Flavor perception ability
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- maple syrupConcentrated sap sweetener
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
agave · stevia · saccharine · cloying · sugary · syrupy · candied · caramelized
Attract by offering appeal
- coaxPersuade by gentle urging
- cajolePersuade through flattery
- incentivizeCreate motivation through rewards
- induceCause or persuade
butter up · charm · placate · appease · mollify · win over · negotiate · bribe
taste
Flavor perception ability
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- maple syrupConcentrated sap sweetener
molasses · agave · stevia · saccharine · cloying · sugary · syrupy · candied · caramelized · vanilla
entice
Attract by offering appeal
- coaxPersuade by gentle urging
- cajolePersuade through flattery
- incentivizeCreate motivation through rewards
induce · butter up · charm · placate · appease · mollify · win over · negotiate · bribe · offer
darling
Beloved person or pet
fondness · tenderness · cherish · adore · honey · pet name · dote · warm · loving · caring
enhance
Increase in quality
mellow · elevate · enrich · uplift · lighten · boost · balance · round out · smooth · refine
- sweeten the pillMake unpleasant more acceptable
- artificial sweetenerManufactured sugar replacement
- sweeten the potIncrease what's at stake
- sweeten the deal
- low-calorie sweetenerSweet additive, minimal energy
- sweetening the potAdding value to entice
sweeten, sweetened, sweetener, sweetest, sweeter, unsweetened, sweetening