sweeten
sweet‧en /ˈswiːtn/
verb
Sweeten the mixture with a little honey.
2. [transitive] (also sweeten somebody ↔ up) informal to try to persuade someone to do what you want, by giving them presents or money or promising them something:
a cash bonus to sweeten the deal ⇨ sweetener(2)
3. [transitive] literary to make someone kinder, gentler etc:
Old age had not sweetened her.
⇨ sweeten the pill at pill1(4)
sweet‧en /ˈswiːtn/
verb Word Family: noun: sweet, sweetener, sweetness, sweetie; verb: sweeten; adverb: sweetly; adjective: sweet
1. [intransitive and transitive] to make something sweeter, or become sweeter: 2. [transitive] (also sweeten somebody ↔ up) informal to try to persuade someone to do what you want, by giving them presents or money or promising them something:
3. [transitive] literary to make someone kinder, gentler etc:
⇨ sweeten the pill at pill1(4)