dulcify
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dul·ci·fy
(dŭl′sə-fī′)tr.v. dul·ci·fied, dul·ci·fy·ing, dul·ci·fies
1. To make agreeable or gentle; mollify.
2. To sweeten.
[Late Latin dulcificāre, to sweeten : Latin dulcis, sweet + -ficāre, -fy.]
dul′ci·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
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dulcify
(ˈdʌlsɪˌfaɪ)vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied
1. rare to make pleasant or agreeable
2. a rare word for sweeten
[C16: from Late Latin dulcificāre, from Latin dulcis sweet + facere to make]
ˌdulcifiˈcation n
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dul•ci•fy
(ˈdʌl səˌfaɪ)v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
1. to make more agreeable; mollify; appease.
2. to sweeten.
dul`ci•fi•ca′tion, n.
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dulcify
Past participle: dulcified
Gerund: dulcifying
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| Verb | 1. | dulcify - make sweeter in taste honey - sweeten with honey saccharify, sugar - sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea" mull - heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider" change taste - alter the flavor of |
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dulcify
verbTo ease the anger or agitation of:
appease, assuage, calm (down), conciliate, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten.
Idiom: pour oil on troubled water.
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