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noun | verb spicespice1 /spaɪs/ ●●○ noun ETYMOLOGYspice1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French espice, from Late Latin species spices 1 [countable, uncountable] one of the various types of powders or seeds that you put into food you are cooking to give it a special taste: herbs and spices2[singular, uncountable] interest or excitement that is added to something: The secrecy added spice to their affair. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French espice, from Late Latin species spices] → see also variety is the spice of life at variety (5) noun | verb spicespice2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEspice |
Present | I, you, we, they | spice | | he, she, it | spices | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | spiced | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have spiced | | he, she, it | has spiced | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had spiced | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will spice | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have spiced |
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Present | I | am spicing | | he, she, it | is spicing | | you, we, they | are spicing | Past | I, he, she, it | was spicing | | you, we, they | were spicing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been spicing | | he, she, it | has been spicing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been spicing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be spicing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been spicing |
to add spice to food—spiced adjective: spiced winespice something ↔ up phrasal verb1to make food taste better by adding spices to it: spice something up with something Spice the sauce up with chili powder.2to add interest or excitement to something: We need some advice on how to spice up our love life. |