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sugared

verb
  1. To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.

    "John heavily sugars his coffee."

  2. To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.

    "She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words."

  3. In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off.

Synonymssweeten, sugar-coat, sweeten
adjective
  1. Of food or drink, containing sugar.

    "Since starting my diet, I've stopped eating sugared breakfast cereals."

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