sweaten

Verb

sweat (third-person singular simple present sweats, present participle sweating, simple past sweated or sweat, past participle sweated or sweat or (archaic) sweaten)

1. (intransitive) To emit sweat.

   Synonyms:

   perspire

2. (transitive) To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
   1. (transitive) To cause to perspire.
      • His physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.
3. (informal, intransitive) To work hard.
   • I've been sweating over my essay all day.

   Synonyms:

   slave, slog

   1. (informal, intransitive) To be extremely dedicated to winning a game; to play competitively.
      • There's no way we can win. These guys are sweating so hard.
4. (informal, transitive) To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
   • to sweat a spendthrift

   Synonyms:

   bleed

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