SWEETENER

bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener

(noun) anything that serves as an enticement

sweetening, sweetener

(noun) something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sweetener (plural sweeteners)

Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.

(informal) Something given or added to added to a deal to sweeten another's attitude, especially a bribe or kickback.

Synonyms

• (gift or bribe): douceur; see gift and bribe

Source: Wiktionary


Sweet"en*er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, sweetens; one who palliates; that which moderates acrimony.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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