DULCIFIED

DULCIFY

sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate

(verb) make sweeter in taste

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

dulcified (comparative more dulcified, superlative most dulcified)

sweetened; mollified

Source: Wiktionary


Dul"ci*fied, a.

Definition: Sweetened; mollified. Dulcified spirit or spirits, a compound of alcohol with mineral acids; as, dulcified spirits of niter.

DULCIFY

Dul"ci*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dulcified; p. pr. & vb. n. Dulcifying.] Etym: [L. dulcis sweet + -fy: cf. F. dulcifier.]

1. (Pharm.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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