transitive. To flavour or season; to add savoury flavour to. Also in figurative contexts (cf. savour, n. 4a).

transitive. To render (a dish) more palatable by the addition of some savoury ingredient.

transitive. To season or flavour with a condiment; to spice.

transitive. To sprinkle (meat, etc.) with salt or powdered spice, esp. for preserving; to salt; to corn or cure. Also intransitive. British regional…

transitive. In early use: to change or enhance the taste of (a dish) by adding a condiment or other ingredient; to season or flavour (food, drink…

transitive. figurative. To make (food) piquant or sharp. Obsolete. rare.

To impart a taste or flavour to; to flavour; also figurative. Now rare.

transitive. To make palatable, to season. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To flavour (tea, tobacco, etc.) with an aromatic ingredient.

To season, flavour.

transitive. To add zest to; to add flavour, relish, or piquancy to. Frequently figurative and in figurative contexts.

transitive. Scottish, Irish English, and English regional (northern). To give added flavour or relish to (a plain or staple food); to serve as…

transitive. To prepare (food) for cooking or eating; to season or cook (meat, fish, etc.). Now chiefly: to add a sauce to (food, esp. a salad).

To give flavour, taste, or scent to; to season; in first quot. †to make to ‘smell’ warm.

transitive. To add a zesty, tangy, or piquant flavour to (food). Cf. zing, n. 3.

To make more powerful, exciting, etc.; to enliven, revitalize; to spice or pep up.