saccharinizev.
/ˈsakərɪnʌɪz/ transitive. To sweeten by adding saccharin. Frequently figurative, to make agreeable; to render inoffensive.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > weaken [verb (transitive)]
water1529
emasculate1608
wire-draw1660
to water down1832
to write down1876
sanitize1934
pasteurize1951
saccharinize1971
1971 S. Marcus in Atlantic Monthly Apr. 95 His praiseworthy intention to bring great genius before large numbers of readers comes to seem suspect in the light of the corrupt and corrupting means he employs in censoring, simplifying, and saccharinizing it.
Derivatives
ˈsaccharinized adj.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [adjective] > sweetened
sugareda1475
sweetened1567
condulcate1569
nectarized1593
mellified1598
sugary1598
dulcified1617
edulcorate1819
sugar-coated1865
saccharous1896
saccharinized1977
the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > sweetening > [adjective] > sweetened > with saccharine
saccharinized1977
1977 New Scientist 27 Oct. 208 The House..would require such a notice to be displayed only at the shop or other retail outlet where ‘saccharinised’ products are actually bought.
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