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Answer for the clue "Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else ", 9 letters:
seasoning

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Word definitions for seasoning in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts [syn: flavorer , flavourer , flavoring , flavouring , seasoner ] the act of adding a seasoning to food

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Season \Sea"son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seasoned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Seasoning .] To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit. He is fit and seasoned for his passage. --Shak. To fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to accustom; to inure; ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context cooking English) Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as a condiment, herb or spice. 2 A coat of burnt soot inside a cooking vessel, which has formed over repeated use, and which renders the surface non sticking. 3 (cx archaic ...

Usage examples of seasoning.

Tonight she would try one of the appetizers, she decided, and get them all to eat real food, food with more than two ingredients, and with seasonings other than too much salt.

I saw white on a corner of the Desert, a city, and I descended on it by the shop of a clothier that sat quietly by his goods and stuffs, thinking of fate less than of kabobs and stews and rare seasonings.

Her combination of seasonings, though unusual to the palates of the Mamutoi, was well received by the Lion Camp.

No worries, just smooth, practiced motions, moves you see in twenty-year veterans: no pot grabbed without side-towel, no wasted effort, every sauce getting a quick taste, correcting seasonings, coming up on her stuff at the same time as the rest of the order-generally holding down her end like an ass-kicking, name-taking mercenary of the old school, only cleaner and better.

It consisted of peanuts, corn flour, salt, and seasonings and was said to taste like beef.

At intervals along the bar, there were collections of assorted popcorn seasonings: garlic salt, lemon pepper, Cajun spices, curry powder, and Parmesan cheese in a green cardboard container.

Wild asparagus, lily roots, wild onions, legumes, small squashes, and mushrooms were cooking in various combinations with subtle seasonings.

The dry whites can't compete with Sichuan seasonings, the reds overwhelm the subtle flavors of the nonspicy dishes, and the Rieslings are sometimes just too sweet for anything but fortune cookies.

A mountain of wild lettuce, burdock, pigweed, and dandelion leaves, freshly washed, was waiting to be served raw with a dressing of hot bear grease, seasonings, and salt, added at the last moment.