1. Something added to food primarily for the savour it imparts
   "Garlic is a common seasoning in Mediterranean cooking";
   - flavorer [US], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavoring [US], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], seasoner, flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavor [US]
    
2. The act of adding a seasoning to food
   "The chef's expert seasoning transformed the bland dish into a flavourful masterpiece"

1. Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
   "she seasoned her criticism";
   - temper, mollify, moderate
    
2. Make or become tougher or more resilient through experience or exposure
   "She was seasoned by years of difficult work";
   - harden
    
3. (cooking) add salt, spices, herbs, or other ingredients to enhance taste
   "She seasoned the soup with herbs"
    
4. Expose (wood or other material) to air to dry and mature
   "The lumber needs to season for six months"

Derived forms: seasonings

Type of: change of state, fixings, flavor [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], ingredient, toughen, weaken

Part of: cookery, cooking, preparation

Encyclopedia: Seasoning