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sweetens up

sweetens up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sweeten up.

Meaning of sweeten up

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To make sweet to the taste.
    • I sweetened up the barbecue sauce by adding some sugar.

Questions about sweetens up

What is sweetens up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sweetens up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sweeten up.

Words near sweetens up in the dictionary

  1. sweetening up
  2. sweetenings
  3. sweetens
  4. sweetens the pill
  5. sweetens the pot
  6. sweetens up
  7. sweeter
  8. sweeter hearted
  9. sweeter scented
  10. sweeter smelling
  11. sweeter-hearted

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