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sweetened the pill

sweetened the pill is the simple past and past participle of sweeten the pill.

Meaning of sweeten the pill

Verb

sweeten the pill (third-person singular simple present sweetens the pill, present participle sweetening the pill, simple past and past participle sweetened the pill)

  1. Synonym of sugarcoat the pill.
    • This would not sweeten the pill to the French; but in making that acquisition we had some view to our own good as well as theirs, and I believe the greatest good of both will be promoted by whatever will amalgamate us together.1807 January 13, Thomas Jefferson, “Letter to John Dickinson”, in The Papers of Thomas Jefferson

Questions about sweetened the pill

What is sweetened the pill the simple past and past participle of?
Sweetened the pill is the simple past and past participle of sweeten the pill.

Words near sweetened the pill in the dictionary

  1. sweeten
  2. sweeten the pill
  3. sweeten the pot
  4. sweeten up
  5. sweetened
  6. sweetened the pill
  7. sweetened the pot
  8. sweetened up
  9. sweetener
  10. sweeteners
  11. sweetenesse

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