| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request silence, action, or inaction for money |
| Synonyms: | approach, buy, buy back, buy off, coax, corrupt, do business, entice, fix*, get at, get to, grease palm, influence, instigate, lubricate, lure, make a deal, oil palm, pay off, pervert, reward, seduce, soap, square, suborn, sugar, sweeten the pot, take care of, tamper, tempt, tip |
| Main Entry: | sweeten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add sugar |
| Synonyms: | add sweetening, candy, candy-coat, honey, make sweet, make toothsome, mull, sugar, sugar-coat |
| Antonyms: | salt, sour |
| Main Entry: | dulcify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pacify |
| Synonyms: | allay, appease, assuage, calm, conciliate, curb, dulcorate, gentle, honey, mollify, placate, propitiate, quell, quiet, reconcile, soften, soothe, sugar, sweeten |