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Etymology

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From pre- +‎ sweeten.

Verb

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presweeten (third-person singular simple present presweetens, present participle presweetening, simple past and past participle presweetened)

  1. To sweeten in advance.
    • 2013, Doug Taylor, When the Trumpet Sounds, page 376:
      She smiled as she remembered how she had always placed the sugar in Phil's cup to presweeten it.