presweeten

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pre- +‎ sweeten

Verb[edit]

presweeten (third-person singular simple present presweetens, present participle presweetening, simple past and past participle presweetened)

  1. To sweeten in advance.
    • 2013, Doug Taylor, When the Trumpet Sounds, page 376:
      She smiled as she remembered how she had always placed the sugar in Phil's cup to presweeten it.