spice up
spice up verb: to enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.
Verb
spice up (third-person singular simple present spices up, present participle spicing up, simple past and past participle spiced up)
- To enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.
- January 2008, The Eagle-Tribune - Fresh or dried? Spice up your cooking with the right seasonings
- To make more exotic, fun or extravagant.
- The good sister is there to minister to his spiritual needs, the nurse is there to bind his wounds, and the prostitute is there to spice up his bland sex life.1984, Rosemarie Tong - Women, Sex, and the Law page 39
spice up meaning in Vietnamese
spice up in Vietnamese
- make something more exotic, fun or extravagant
- thêm mắm thêm muối
Forms of spice up
| third-person singular present | spices up |
|---|---|
| present participle | spicing up |
| past participle | spiced up |
| past | spiced up |
Questions about spice up
- What does spice up mean?
- Spice up means to enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.
- What is spice up in Vietnamese?
- Spice up in Vietnamese is thêm mắm thêm muối. See Spice up meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is spice up?
- Spice up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of spice up?
- The past tense of spice up is spiced up.
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