Definition of "sweeten" [sweet•en]

• To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. (verb-transitive)
• To make more pleasant or agreeable. (verb-transitive)
• To soften or soothe: sweetened her mood. (verb-transitive)
• To make bearable; alleviate. (verb-transitive)
• Informal To increase the value of (collateral for a loan) by adding more securities. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It's also possible to "sweeten" the amendment in order to avoid potential resistance."
• "COOPER: So, you think Alexander, what, was trying to make a deal and trying to kind of sweeten the pot (ph)?"
• "COOPER: So, you think Alexander, what, was trying to make a deal and trying to kind of sweeten the pie?"