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dulcify

[ duhl-suh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, dul·ci·fied, dul·ci·fy·ing.
  1. to make more agreeable; mollify; appease.
  2. to sweeten.

dulcify

/ ˈdʌlsɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. rare.
    to make pleasant or agreeable
  2. See sweeten
    a rare word for sweeten

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Derived Forms

  • ˌdulcifiˈcation, noun

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Other Words From

  • dulci·fi·cation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dulcify1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dulcify1

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

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