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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back-sweeten

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
back--sweet-en
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sweeten (an alcoholic drink) after fermentation by adding further sugar.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

back-sweetens (present, singular) back-sweetening (participle, present) back-sweetened (participle, past) back-sweetened (past) backsweeten (alternative)

Phrases

back-sweetening

Questions

What does back-sweeten mean?
To sweeten (an alcoholic drink) after fermentation by adding further sugar.

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