verzuckern

German

Etymology

ver- + zuckern

Verb

verzuckern (weak, third-person singular present verzuckert, past tense verzuckerte, past participle verzuckert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to sugarcoat
    • 1878, Friedrich Nietzsche, Menschliches, Allzumenschliches [] [Human, All Too Human], section 613:
      Das Alter endlich bringt häufig eine gewisse Milde und Nachsicht in den Klang und verzuckert ihn gleichsam: in manchen Fällen freilich versäuert sie ihn auch.
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  2. (transitive, biochemistry) to saccharify

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