DULCIFY

sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate

(verb) make sweeter in taste

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

dulcify (third-person singular simple present dulcifies, present participle dulcifying, simple past and past participle dulcified)

To sweeten the taste of.

To make sweeter or more pleasant.

(obsolete) To neutralise the acidity of.

(transitive) To mollify or make peaceful.

He knew all the things to say to dulcify his mother.

Source: Wiktionary

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