"besweeten" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈswiːtn̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: besweetens [present, singular, third-person], besweetening [participle, present], besweetened [participle, past], besweetened [past], besweetned [obsolete, participle, past], besweetned [obsolete, past]
enPR: bĭswēʹtn [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -iːtən Etymology: From be- + sweeten. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|sweeten}} be- + sweeten Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=besweetned|past2_qual=obsolete}} besweeten (third-person singular simple present besweetens, present participle besweetening, simple past and past participle besweetened or (obsolete) besweetned)
  1. (literary, rare) Sublimely sweeten. Tags: literary, rare
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