dulcify

[ duhl-suh-fahy ]
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verb (used with object),dul·ci·fied, dul·ci·fy·ing.
  1. to make more agreeable; mollify; appease.

  2. to sweeten.

Origin of dulcify

1
1590–1600; <Late Latin dulcificāre, with -fy for -ficāre

Other words from dulcify

  • dul·ci·fi·ca·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for dulcify

dulcify

/ (ˈdʌlsɪˌfaɪ) /


verb-fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
  1. rare to make pleasant or agreeable

  2. a rare word for sweeten

Origin of dulcify

1
C16: from Late Latin dulcificāre, from Latin dulcis sweet + facere to make

Derived forms of dulcify

  • dulcification, noun

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