Meaning of EDULCORATE
| Pronunciation: | | i'dulku`reyt
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| | Definition: | | [v] make sweeter in taste |
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| | Synonyms: | | dulcify, dulcorate, sweeten |
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| | Antonyms: | | acetify, acidify, acidulate, sour | | |
| | See Also: | | candy, change taste, glaze, honey, mull, saccharify, sugar, sugarcoat | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \E*dul"co*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Edulcorated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Edulcorating}.] [L. e out + dulcoratus, p.
p. of dulcorare to sweeten, fr. dulcor sweetness, fr. dulcis
sweet: cf. F. ['e]dulcorer.]
1. To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity.
Succory . . . edulcorated with sugar and vinegar.
--Evelyn.
2. (Chem.) To free from acids, salts, or other soluble
substances, by washing; to purify. [R.]
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| | Related Terms: | | bolt, candy, clarify, clear, decrassify, depurate, distill, dulcify, elute, essentialize, extract, filter, filtrate, glaze, honey, leach, lixiviate, mull, percolate, purify, rectify, refine, saccharify, screen, separate, sieve, sift, spiritualize, strain, sublimate, sublime, sugar, sugar off, sugarcoat, sweeten, try, winnow |
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