Nearby Words
verb (used with object), dul·ci·fied, dul·ci·fy·ing.
1.
to make more agreeable; mollify; appease.
2.
to sweeten.
Related forms
dul·ci·fi·ca·tion, noun
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| dulcify (ˈdʌlsɪˌfaɪ) | |
| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | rare to make pleasant or agreeable |
| 2. | a rare word for sweeten |
| [C16: from Late Latin dulcificāre, from Latin dulcis sweet + facere to make] | |
| dulcifi'cation | |
| —n | |
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