dulcify

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transitive verb dulcified, dulcifying

  1. to sweeten
  2. to make pleasant or agreeable; mollify

Origin: < L dulcis (see dulcet) + -fy

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transitive verb dul·ci·fied, dul·ci·fy·ing, dul·ci·fies
  1. To make agreeable or gentle; mollify.
  2. To sweeten.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin dulcificāre, to sweeten

Origin: : Latin dulcis, sweet

Origin: + -ficāre, -fy

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Related Forms:

  • dulˌci·fi·caˈtion (-fĭ-kāˈshən) noun

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