dulcify

3 definitions found

dulcify - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dulcify \Dul"ci*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dulcified; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Dulcifying.] [L. dulcis sweet + -fy: cf. F.
     dulcifier.]
     1. (Pharm.) To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or
        acrimony. --Wiseman.
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     2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please.
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              As she . . . was further dulcified by her pipe of
              tobacco.                              --Hawthorne.
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dulcify - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dulcify
      v 1: make sweeter in taste [syn: sweeten, dulcify,
           edulcorate, dulcorate] [ant: acetify, acidify,
           acidulate, sour]

dulcify - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  47 Moby Thesaurus words for "dulcify":
     allay, appease, calm, calm down, candy, compose, conciliate, cool,
     cradle, defuse, ease, edulcorate, even out, gentle, glaze, honey,
     hush, lay, lay the dust, lull, mollify, mull, pacify, placate,
     pour balm into, pour balm on, propitiate, quell, quiet, rest, rock,
     rock to sleep, saccharify, smooth, smooth down, smooth over,
     smoothen, soothe, stabilize, steady, still, subdue, sugar,
     sugar off, sugarcoat, sweeten, tranquilize