oversweetenv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈswiːtn/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈswitn/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, sweeten v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + sweeten v., after oversweet adj. Compare slightly earlier over-sweetened adj.

transitive. To make too sweet (literal and figurative). In later use also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > sweeten [verb (transitive)] > over-sweeten

oversweeten1823

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > sweetening > sweeten [verb (transitive)]

sweetc1000

dulcorate?a1425

doucea1475

sweeten1552

nectarize1592

dulcify1599

asweeten1605

ensweeten1607

endulce1611

indulcate1628

dulcescate1657

obdulcorate1657

edulcorate1661

oversweeten1823

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. viii. 215 A cup of tea over-sweetened to conceal its want of strength and flavour.

1913 Science 1 Aug. 149/1 I am not so sure that we may not do some harm by oversweetening the dose. The theory that there is no pleasure in abstract mental effort is in my opinion..a fallacy.

1960 C. R. Anderson Emily Dickenson's Poetry 27 That use of mellifluousness for its own sake which oversweetens much Victorian verse.

1991 O. Clarke Webster's Wine Guide 1992 144/2 Three ripe vintages have shown that producers are learning how to preserve the fruit flavour without oversweetening.

2002 Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) (Nexis) 12 June 27 Do not oversweeten the puree.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oversweeten
释义	oversweetenv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈswiːtn/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈswitn/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, sweeten v. Etymology: < over- prefix + sweeten v., after oversweet adj. Compare slightly earlier over-sweetened adj. transitive. To make too sweet (literal and figurative). In later use also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > sweeten [verb (transitive)] > over-sweeten oversweeten1823 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > sweetening > sweeten [verb (transitive)] sweetc1000 dulcorate?a1425 doucea1475 sweeten1552 nectarize1592 dulcify1599 asweeten1605 ensweeten1607 endulce1611 indulcate1628 dulcescate1657 obdulcorate1657 edulcorate1661 oversweeten1823 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. viii. 215 A cup of tea over-sweetened to conceal its want of strength and flavour. 1913 Science 1 Aug. 149/1 I am not so sure that we may not do some harm by oversweetening the dose. The theory that there is no pleasure in abstract mental effort is in my opinion..a fallacy. 1960 C. R. Anderson Emily Dickenson's Poetry 27 That use of mellifluousness for its own sake which oversweetens much Victorian verse. 1991 O. Clarke Webster's Wine Guide 1992 144/2 Three ripe vintages have shown that producers are learning how to preserve the fruit flavour without oversweetening. 2002 Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) (Nexis) 12 June 27 Do not oversweeten the puree. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1823
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