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  • 21sweeten — sweet|en [ switn ] verb transitive 1. ) to make something taste sweeter by adding sugar or a sweet flavor to it 2. ) to make something such as an offer or a deal seem more attractive in order to persuade someone to accept it: Hanover sweetened… …

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  • 22sweeten —    1. to bribe    Using the common imagery of making something more toothsome:     Now a days ane canna phraise,    An sooth, an lie, an sweeten, An palm, an sconse. (Lauderdale, 1796 referring to flattery, bribery, and trickery)    And in modern …

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  • 23sweeten — gėlinimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Vandenyje ištirpusių druskų kiekio mažinimas. atitikmenys: angl. freshen; sweeten vok. süβlicken rus. опреснение, n …

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  • 24sweeten — v.tr. & intr. 1 make or become sweet or sweeter. 2 make agreeable or less painful. Phrases and idioms: sweeten the pill see PILL. Derivatives: sweetening n …

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  • 25sweeten the pill — sweeten/sugar the pill phrase to make something unpleasant easier to accept To sweeten the pill, the company will introduce a range of new performance related bonuses. Thesaurus: to reduce, or to remove the bad effects of somethingsynonym… …

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  • 26sweeten the pot — If you sweeten the pot, you increase the stakes or make something more desirable …

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  • 27sweeten the pot — verb a) To increase a wager. He sweetened the pot since there were no takers in the office pool. b) To make something more desirable. Beginning next year the museum will sweeten the pot for season pass members by offering them a 10% discount in… …

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  • 28sweeten the pot — add more good things, make it worth more    If we sweeten the pot with a trip to Paris, we ll sell more tickets …

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  • 29sweeten the pill — British, American & Australian, American to make something bad seem less unpleasant. The government have cut income tax to sweeten the pill of a tough budget …

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  • 30sweeten the deal (to) —  Increase the offer.  ► “You had better be prepared to be better next year, and the next year after that; to continually sweeten the deal. Today’s consumers expect it.” (Wall Street Journal, Feb. 12, 1996, p. A14) …

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