saccharify vs sweeten

saccharify and sweeten both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saccharify	No	No	Yes	No
sweeten	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sweeten is a hypernym of saccharify; that is, sweeten is a word with a broader meaning than saccharify:

Other hypernyms of saccharify include dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate.

saccharify (verb)	sweeten (verb)
convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate	make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable
sweeten with sugar	make sweeter in taste