sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate
(verb) make sweeter in taste
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
