different between edulcorate vs dulcorate

English

Verb

edulcorate (third-person singular simple present edulcorates, present participle edulcorating, simple past and past participle edulcorated)

1. (rare) To sweeten.
2. (rare) To make more acceptable or palatable.
   • 2019, Valeria Luiselli, Lost Children Archive, Alfred A. Knopf, page 129:

     I guess I am simply accustomed to dealing with more edulcorated versions of xenophobia.

3. (rare) To free from acidity.

Translations

Derived terms

• edulcoration

Anagrams

• cleared out

Italian

Verb

edulcorate

1. second-person plural present indicative of edulcorare
2. second-person plural imperative of edulcorare
3. feminine plural of edulcorato

English

Etymology

Latin dulcoratus, past participle of dulcorare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?lk??e?t/

Verb

dulcorate (third-person singular simple present dulcorates, present participle dulcorating, simple past and past participle dulcorated)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To sweeten; to make less acrimonious.

   • The ancients for the dulcorating of fruit, do commend swines dung above all other dung

Latin

Verb

dulc?r?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dulc?r?