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Definition of sugar verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sugar

verb
 
/ˈʃʊɡə(r)/
 
/ˈʃʊɡər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sugar
 
/ˈʃʊɡə(r)/
 
/ˈʃʊɡər/
he / she / it sugars
 
/ˈʃʊɡəz/
 
/ˈʃʊɡərz/
past simple sugared
 
/ˈʃʊɡəd/
 
/ˈʃʊɡərd/
past participle sugared
 
/ˈʃʊɡəd/
 
/ˈʃʊɡərd/
-ing form sugaring
 
/ˈʃʊɡərɪŋ/
 
/ˈʃʊɡərɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. sugar something to add sugar to something; to cover something in sugar
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sukere, from Italian zucchero, probably via medieval Latin from Arabic sukkar.
Idioms
sugar/sweeten the pill
  1. to do something that makes an unpleasant situation seem less unpleasant synonym sugar-coat
See sugar in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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Nearby words

halfway
adverb
 
 
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