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oversugar en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar English oversugar From over- + sugar (verb).

Meanings

1. To sugar excessively.
   • I don’t oversugar my rhubarb, so this amount suits me perfectly. But if you prefer a sweeter profile, especially against the tartness of the yogurt, toss in a few extra teaspoons of sugar. 2015, Cheryl Sternman Rule, “Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote”, in Yogurt Culture: A Global Look at How to Make, Bake, Sip, and Chill the World’s Creamiest, Healthiest Food, Boston, Mass.: Rux Martin, →ISBN, “Flavor” section, page 45:
   • We oversugar, oversalt. We stimulate our tongues with spices and artificial sweeteners, our noses with artificial flavors, our eyes with artificial brilliant dyes. These are not things that nature has made, necessarily, although she provided the raw materials. They are superstimulants that humans have made or found. 1989, Jillyn Smith, “Feed Me, Feed Me: Superstimulation”, in Senses and Sensibilities, New York, N.Y.: Wiley Science Editions, →ISBN, chapter 7 (Seeking Sensory Experience), page 211:
   • Nabby said three other things to Alice in the course of that day: she’d oversugared the pudding; she’d put out the wrong plates; she’d raised too much dust with her broom. 2008, Sally Gunning, chapter 4, in Bound, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow, →ISBN, page 22:

Forms

Relateds

oversugary · oversugared