|  sweetening 
 
 1. an improvement that makes something more agreeable
 • Syn:
 enhancement
 • Derivationally related forms:
 sweeten, enhance (for: enhancement)
 • Hypernyms:
 improvement
 2. something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
 • Syn:
 sweetener
 • Derivationally related forms:
 sweeten (for: sweetener), sweeten
 • Hypernyms:
 flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
 • Hyponyms:
 aspartame, honey, saccharin, sugar, refined sugar,
 syrup, sirup
 3. the act of adding a sweetener to food
 • Derivationally related forms:
 sweeten
 • Hypernyms:
 seasoning
 
 
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