"back-sweeten" meaning in All languages combined

See back-sweeten on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: back-sweetens [present, singular, third-person], back-sweetening [participle, present], back-sweetened [participle, past], back-sweetened [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} back-sweeten (third-person singular simple present back-sweetens, present participle back-sweetening, simple past and past participle back-sweetened)
  1. (transitive, brewing) To sweeten (an alcoholic drink) after fermentation by adding further sugar. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Brewing
    Sense id: en-back-sweeten-en-verb-W0GuRsGI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: beverages, brewing, business, food, lifestyle, manufacturing

Inflected forms

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