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besweeten

UK/bɪˈswiːtn̩/

besweeten verb: sublimely sweeten.

Verb

besweeten (third-person singular simple present besweetens, present participle besweetening, simple past and past participle besweetened or (obsolete) besweetned)

  1. (literary, rare) Sublimely sweeten.
    • A pure ſeed-Pearle of Infant dew, // Brought and beſweetned in a blew // And pregnant violet; […]1648, Robert Herrick, Hesperides (1969 reprint, Scolar Press facsimiles), “Oberon’s Feast”, lines 15–17 (pages 136–137)

Forms of besweeten

third-person singular presentbesweetens
present participlebesweetening
past participlebesweetened
pastbesweetened
past participle (obsolete)besweetned
past (obsolete)besweetned

Origin of besweeten

From be- + sweeten.

Words that rhyme with besweeten

Questions about besweeten

What does besweeten mean?
Besweeten means sublimely sweeten.
What part of speech is besweeten?
Besweeten is a verb.
How do you pronounce besweeten?
Besweeten is pronounced /bɪˈswiːtn̩/ (UK).
What is the past tense of besweeten?
The past tense of besweeten is besweetened.

Words near besweeten in the dictionary

  1. beswear
  2. beswearing
  3. beswears
  4. besweat
  5. besweatered
  6. besweeten
  7. Beswick
  8. Beswicks
  9. beswinge
  10. beswink
  11. beswinking

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