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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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duncify

English

Etymology

dunce +? -ify

Verb

duncify (third-person singular simple present duncifies, present participle duncifying, simple past and past participle duncified)

  1. (transitive) To make stupid in intellect.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Warburton to this entry?)

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