verb

1. To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.

   “John heavily sugars his coffee.”

2. To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.

   “She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.”

3. In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off.

Synonyms: sweeten, sugar-coat, sweeten

adjective

1. Of food or drink, containing sugar.

   “Since starting my diet, I've stopped eating sugared breakfast cereals.”