Meaning of DULCIFY
| Pronunciation: | | 'dulsu`fI
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| | Definition: | | [v] make sweeter in taste |
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| | Synonyms: | | dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten |
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| | Antonyms: | | acetify, acidify, acidulate, sour | | |
| | See Also: | | candy, change taste, glaze, honey, mull, saccharify, sugar, sugarcoat | |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please.
As she . . . was further dulcified by her pipe of
tobacco. --Hawthorne.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 balm on, propitiate, quell, quiet, rest, rock, rock to sleep, saccharify, smooth, smooth down, smooth over, smoothen, soothe, stabilize, steady, still, subdue, sugar, sugar off, sugarcoat, sweeten, tranquilize |
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