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—dulcification, n./dul"seuh fuy'/, v.t., dulcified, dulcifying.1. to make more agreeable; mollify; appease.2. to sweeten.[1590-1600; < LL dulcificare, with -FY for -ficare]
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Dulcify — Dul ci*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dulcified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dulcifying}.] [L. dulcis sweet + fy: cf. F. dulcifier.] 1. (Pharm.) To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or acrimony. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dulcify — index alleviate, lull, mollify, pacify, placate, soothe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dulcify — [dul′sə fī΄] vt. dulcified, dulcifying [< L dulcis (see DULCET) + FY] Rare 1. to sweeten 2. to make pleasant or agreeable; mollify … English World dictionary
dulcify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Late Latin dulcificare, from Latin dulcis Date: 1599 1. to make sweet 2. to make agreeable ; mollify … New Collegiate Dictionary
dulcify — verb a) To sweeten b) To remove salty or acidic flavors with a sweetener … Wiktionary
dulcify — Synonyms and related words: allay, appease, calm, calm down, candy, compose, conciliate, cool, cradle, defuse, ease, edulcorate, even out, gentle, glaze, honey, hush, lay, lay the dust, lull, mollify, mull, pacify, placate, pour balm into, pour… … Moby Thesaurus
dulcify — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To 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. See CALM … English dictionary for students
dulcify — dul·ci·fy || dÊŒlsɪfaɪ v. soften; sweeten … English contemporary dictionary
dulcify — [ dʌlsɪfʌɪ] verb (dulcifies, dulcifying, dulcified) rare 1》 sweeten. 2》 calm or soothe. Derivatives dulcification noun Origin C16: from L. dulcificare, from dulcis sweet … English new terms dictionary
