† dissweetenv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To deprive of sweetness; to unsweeten.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > make sour [verb (transitive)]
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1622 W. Whately Gods Husbandry (new ed.) ii. 82 The gawdes of this world would not..beguile vs, the cumbers of this world would not..gawle vs, if wee did dis-sweeten the one..and dis-imbitter the other.
1647 J. Trapp Mellificium Theol. in Comm. Epist. & Rev. 656 An evil, unquiet conscience will extremely dissweeten a full cup of outward comforts.
1668 J. Flavell Saint Indeed 179 That fellowship is so dissweetened by remaining corruptions.
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