🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

甘くする

Pronunciation / Transliteration: amaku suru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sweeten/ˈswiː.tən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"紅茶に砂糖を入れて甘くします。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To add sugar, honey, or another sweet substance to food or drink to improve its flavor.

    "She likes to sweeten her herbal tea with a spoonful of raw honey."
  2. 2

    To make an offer, deal, or situation more attractive, pleasant, or acceptable.

    "The company decided to sweeten the compensation package with an extra week of paid leave."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'sweeten' originates from the Old English 'swēte', which means 'pleasant to the taste or smell'. It evolved through Middle English as 'sweten', reflecting a gradual shift in usage from describing taste to metaphorically enhancing experiences or emotions.

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