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ëmbël|s|o'·het vpr 1 to increase in sweetness, become sweeter 2 to taste the sweetness 3 to eat something sweet to take away a sour taste 4 to become more mild: soften, get better; quiet down ëmbël|s|o'·n vt 1 to sweeten, make [ ] sweet 2 to reduce the salt content of [soil] 3 [Fig] to ameliorate 4 [Fig Pej] to put a sweet face on [ ] • [ ] ëmbëlso·n me sheqerka "sweeten [ ] up with candy" to sweet-talk [ ], inveigle [ ], cajole [ ] • <> ëmbëlso·n në [ ] [Reg Euph] it hurts <> in <>'s [ ] ëmbël|s|u'a|r adj (i) 1 sweetened 2 [Fig Pej] honeyed, deceptively sweet