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dulcify

English

Etymology

From Latin dulcific?re.

Verb

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

  1. To sweeten the taste of.
  2. To make sweeter or more pleasant.
  3. (obsolete) To neutralise the acidity of.
  4. (transitive) To mollify or make peaceful.
    He knew all the things to say to dulcify his mother.

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dulcification

English

Etymology

Compare French dulcification.

Noun

dulcification (usually uncountable, plural dulcifications)

  1. The act of dulcifying or sweetening.
    • 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist
      the exactest calcination , follow'd by an exquisite dulcification , does not alwaies reduce the remaining body into elementary earth.

French

Etymology

dulcifier +? -ation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dyl.si.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

dulcification f (plural dulcifications)

  1. softening (act or process of making softer)

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