season

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season Definition

• (n) a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"
• (n) one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"
• (n) a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"
• (v) lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
• (v) make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"
• (v) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

season Synonyms

• flavor
• flavour
• harden
• mollify
• season
• temper
• time of year