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to sauce

4 4.6
To put a liquid on food or make something more lively
  • verb
  • /sɔs/
: añadir salsa
  • Seafood, poultry, light salads, and lightly sauced pastas are only a few of the many possibilities.
  • to sauce pasta
  • lightly sauced
  • grilled and sauced

Examples

  • To make the dish more flavorful, be sure to sauce it with your favorite marinara.

  • If you want to impress your guests, sauce the chicken with a rich, creamy sauce.

  • We punch the pizza dough down, and it's time to sauce it up.

  • My advice to you is to sauce your counters down.

  • For a long time, Ada and Ruby ate apples at every meal, fried and stewed and pied and sauced.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • She made dinners from one animal: ribs floating in soup and tongues cleverly sliced and sauced to look like steak.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • He loves to sauce the tacos with spicy salsa to add a kick.

Synonyms

to garnish with
vsto sauce
14 3.5

To add small pieces of food on top of a dish to make it look nicer

prefers adding a liquid topping to change taste and liveliness
to spice
vsto sauce
3 2.3

To add plant seasonings to food to give it more flavor

is about adding a liquid topping or enlivening
to spice up
vsto sauce
1 2.8

To add spices or herbs to food to make it taste better

focuses on adding a liquid topping rather than dry seasonings
to garnish the dish
vsto sauce
1 3.4

To add small food items, like herbs or lemon peel, to a dish to make it look nicer

focuses on adding a liquid topping or making things livelier
to elevate a dish
vsto sauce
1 5.0

To make food taste or look better by adding a small extra ingredient

is the specific act of adding a liquid topping to improve taste
to soss
vsto sauce
  • UK
9.9

To put sauce on food

is the normal act of adding a liquid topping or enlivening
to lay on the sauce
vsto sauce
  • Informal
8.4

To put a lot of sauce on food or to use too much of something

is the moderate addition rather than an excessive application

Antonyms

64 1.4

To make someone feel tired or not interested by being dull when you speak

Idioms

A fair chance to take part or succeed

To ask for everyone to have an equal chance

An equal chance to be treated the same as others

8.4

To put a lot of sauce on food or to use too much of something

9.7

Something that looks good but has little real value

Compounds

48 1.0

A spicy sauce made from chili peppers that people add to food for heat

29 1.0

A dark salty liquid used to add flavor to food

25 1.0

A sauce made from cooked tomatoes and herbs for pasta and other dishes

A spicy, sweet and tangy sauce used on grilled or smoked meat

A sweet red sauce made from cranberries to eat with roast meat like turkey

15 1.7

A white sauce made from cream used to add flavor to dishes like pasta or chicken

A sauce usually made from tomatoes and herbs to serve with pasta

A sweet sauce made from chocolate and sugar to pour over desserts

9 1.3

A cold mayonnaise sauce with chopped pickles often served with fried fish

7 2.5

A strong savory topping for steak and other meats

6 1.0

A sweet, smooth food made by cooking and mashing apples, often with sugar and spices

6 1.7

A sauce made from milk thickened with butter and flour

5 1.0

A creamy sauce made from melted cheese to pour over foods like pasta or vegetables

5 2.0

A spicy red sauce made from ketchup, horseradish, and lemon juice, served with seafood

5 3.4

A savory liquid made with wine and broth to serve with fish or meat

5 1.0

A food put on pasta to add flavor, often made from tomatoes, cream or oil

A dark, tangy sauce made from vinegar and spices used to add savory flavor to food

5 2.2

A thick sweet and sour sauce served with Chinese food

A sauce made from mustard mixed with vinegar and oil

A hot sauce that uses aged red peppers and vinegar

4 2.8

A sauce with a lot of black pepper served with meat like steak

A sauce made with mushrooms to add flavor to foods like meat or pasta

4 1.0

A spicy, often creamy liquid people make with Indian spices for meat, rice, or vegetables

3 1.0

A creamy dip or topping flavored mainly with garlic

3 1.6

A sweet, tangy sauce made from plums used as a dip with Chinese dishes

3 1.0

A spicy sauce made from peppers, tomatoes, and vinegar to add heat to food

2 2.8

A white creamy sauce that uses cream and butter made from shrimp, served with seafood

2 2.5

A dark savory sauce made from soy sauce used in Chinese and other Asian cooking

2 1.0

A spicy tomato sauce used on tacos

2 1.0

A thick chocolate sauce served hot over desserts like ice cream

2 1.0

A sauce made from mint, vinegar and sugar that is served with lamb

1 3.9

A thick sweet Chinese sauce used to add flavor to meat and stir-fry

1 1.2

Thick hot chocolate that you pour over ice cream

A creamy white sauce with a sharp taste from grated horseradish root, often served with meat or fish

A salty, savory sauce made by mixing mashed anchovies into a cream sauce

1 7.2

A rich cheese sauce made with butter, flour, milk, and grated cheese

1 3.7

A creamy white sauce made from bread and flavored with cloves and onion, served with chicken or turkey

A cold creamy sauce made from mayonnaise, herbs, and mustard for seafood or salads

A sauce that tastes hot from spices for dipping food like chicken or dumplings

1 5.4

A rich creamy sauce made with capers for fish or vegetables

1 3.1

A liquid or paste used in Korean cooking that often contains soy, garlic, and chili

A cold dressing of oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic

A sweet sauce made from apricots used with meat or desserts

1 2.5

A tangy sauce to eat with seafood like shrimp and oysters

1 6.3

A sweet creamy mix of butter and sugar often flavored with brandy and served with warm pudding

1 2.3

A sweet sauce made from peaches used to add flavor to food

1 3.0

A dark, strong sauce made from vinegar and spices to add flavour to food

A creamy sauce of fried onion, paprika and cream

A rich sauce made from red wine, onions, herbs, and butter to serve with meat

A brown sauce made from mushrooms and red wine served with meat

A brown French sauce with mushrooms, tomato and white wine served with meat

1 3.5

A savory dark sauce made from beef stock thickened with butter and flour and served with roast meat

1 9.9

A cold green sauce made with herbs and mayonnaise for fish or chicken

sauce Espagnole
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A dark brown French mixture for meat made from browned vegetables, beef stock and tomatoes

A rich, filling pasta sauce made with a lot of meat, tomatoes and herbs

A smooth sauce made from light broth, butter, fried onion, paprika, and cream, served with meat or vegetables

1 7.2

A creamy sauce of mayonnaise and cream with chopped green pepper and onion, flavored with chili, Worcestershire sauce, and lemon

A white sauce you make by cooking milk with butter and flour until thick

A rich Italian topping for pasta made with ground beef, tomatoes, and vegetables

A sauce made with red wine, onions, herbs and butter, often served with beef

A brown sauce made from fried onions, wine or vinegar, and parsley, served with meat

A dark, salty sauce made with soy sauce and broth and used on Chinese dishes

allemande sauce
  • Specialized
8.8

A rich white sauce made from stock, thickened with egg yolks and cream and flavored with lemon juice

A brown sauce made with fried onions, parsley, and white wine, served with meat or vegetables

mogul sauce
  • Archaic
9.9

A dark spiced sauce used with meat, like Worcestershire sauce

9.5

A rich creamy sauce made from lobster butter, cream, and egg yolks, flavored with sherry and served with seafood

A creamy white mixture with horseradish and mustard served with meat

A rich brown sauce with mushrooms, onions, tomato, and white wine for meat

A leafy herb with a mild garlic smell used in salads or cooking

A creamy sauce of cooked onions mixed with a smooth white sauce and cream

How Sauced

to drench
11 3.0
to sauce
4 4.6
to coat
63 2.8
to drizzle
21 2.7

Surface Forms

sauce infinitive
sauced past
sauced past participle
saucing present participle
sauces third person singular

Etymology

Sauce as a verb comes from the food word sauce, which goes back to the old Latin word salsus meaning 'salted' and is related to salt. So to sauce food is simply to add flavour or moisture, just like putting a sauce on a dish.