Dissweeten

/dɪsˈswiːtən/ verb

Definition

To make something less sweet or to remove sweetness from something.

Etymology

From dis- (opposite/remove) + sweeten (from Middle English, derived from sweet). This is an extremely rare or obsolete term that would have been formed following standard English word-formation rules.

Kelly Says

Most English speakers today would just say 'make less sweet,' but this archaic word shows how productive the 'dis-' prefix was—speakers could theoretically apply it to almost any verb to express reversal of that action.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይደለም
a-y-de-lem
ARالعربية
إزالة الحلاوة
i-za-la al-hala-wa
BNবাংলা
মিষ্টি কমাতে
mis-ti kom-ate
CACatalà
desassosar
de-sa-so-sar
CSČeština
zjemnit
zjem-nit
DADansk
søde ned
so-de ned
DEDeutsch
süßen
soo-sen
ELΕλληνικά
αποσάπτει
a-po-sa-p-tei
ESEspañol
endulzar
en-dul-zar
FAفارسی
شیرینی را کم کند
she-ri-ni ra kam kon-d
FISuomi
makeuttaa vähemmän
ma-keu-uttaa ve-hem-men
FRFrançais
désucrer
de-su-kre
GUGU
અપમાનકરતા
a-p-ma-na-kar-ta
HAHA
bada-bada
ba-da-ba-da
HEעברית
להוריד את המתיקות
le-ho-rid et ha-me-ti-kot
HIहिन्दी
मीठा कम करना
mee-tha kam kar-na
HUMagyar
édesít meg
e-des-it meg
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengurangi manisnya
men-gur-an-gi ma-nis-nya
IGIG
n'eche
ne-che
ITItaliano
disdolcificare
di-dol-ci-fi-ca-re
JA日本語
甘さを減らす
ama-sa-o-ga-mas-u
KKKK
ықшам
i-k-sham
KMKM
ដោយប្រព័ន្ធ
doi pra-p-phon
KO한국어
달콤함을 빼앗다
dal-kom-heum-eul ppa-a-ss-da
MRMR
अवघड
a-v-gha-d
MSBahasa Melayu
kurangkan manisnya
ku-ran-kan ma-nis-nya
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့် ကြောင့် ကြောင့်
kya-ng-ht kyaa-ng-ht kyaa-ng-ht
NLNederlands
zoetheid verminderen
zoet-heid ver-min-der-en
NONorsk
søte ned
so-te ned
PAPA
ਅਵਮਾਨ
a-va-ma-an
PLPolski
osładzać
o-sla-dzac
PTPortuguês
desacucarar
de-sa-cu-ca-rar
RORomână
desdulcea
de-s-dul-cea
RUРусский
слащенить
s-la-s-che-nit
SVSvenska
söta ner
so-ta ner
SWKiswahili
kupungusha tamu
ku-pun-gu-sha ta-mu
TAதமிழ்
சர்க்கரை குறைக்க
sar-ka-rai ku-rai-kka
TEతెలుగు
మిఠాయి తగ్గించండి
mi-tha-ayi tag-gin-chan-di
THไทย
ลดความหวาน
lot kwan-hwa-an
TLTL
bawasan ang tamis
ba-wa-san ang ta-mis
TRTürkçe
tatlılığını azaltmak
tat-lı-lı-gını a-z-alt-mak
UKУкраїнська
зменшити солодкість
z-men-shity so-lod-kist
URاردو
شکر کم کرنا
sha-kar kam kar-na
VITiếng Việt
làm mất độ ngọt
lam-mat do-ngot
YOYO
ni gbàgbà
ni gbàgbà
ZH中文
减少甜味
ji- Shao tian-wei
ZUZU
ngokuthi
ngokuthi

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