oversweeten
/ˌoʊvərˈswiːtən/
verb
- To make something too sweet by adding too much sugar or sweetener.
- Be careful not to oversweeten the lemonade.
- She oversweetened the cookies and no one wanted to eat them.
- If you oversweeten the sauce, it will ruin the dish.
- To make something excessively sentimental or pleasant, often in a way that feels unnatural.
- The director oversweetened the love story with too many happy scenes.
- The advertisement oversweetened the product's benefits.
- He tends to oversweeten his apologies until they sound fake.
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