besweeten en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈswiːtn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- bĭswēʹtn (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From be- + sweeten.
Meanings
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(literary, rare) Sublimely sweeten.
A pure ſeed-Pearle of Infant dew, // Brought and beſweetned in a blew // And pregnant violet; […]
1648, Robert Herrick, Hesperides (1969 reprint, Scolar Press facsimiles), “Oberon’s Feast”, lines 15–17 (pages 136–137)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| besweetened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| besweetened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| besweetens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| besweetned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | obsolete | lexicographic |
| besweetned | Tense=Past | obsolete | lexicographic |
| besweetening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |