dul·ci·fy (dŭl′sə-fī′) tr.v. dul·ci·fied ,
dul·ci·fy·ing ,
dul·ci·fies 1. To make agreeable or gentle; mollify.
2. To sweeten.
[Late Latin dulcificāre , to sweeten : Latin dulcis , sweet + -ficāre , -fy .]
dul′ci·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
dulcify (ˈdʌlsɪˌfaɪ ) vb (
tr ) ,
-fies ,
-fying or -fied 1. rare to make pleasant or agreeable
[C16: from Late Latin dulcificāre, from Latin dulcis sweet + facere to make]
ˌdulcifiˈcation n
dul•ci•fy (ˈdʌl səˌfaɪ) v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. 1. to make more agreeable; mollify; appease.
2. to sweeten.
[1590–1600; < Late Latin
dulcificāre; see
dulcet ,
-fy ]
dul`ci•fi•ca′tion, n.
dulcify Past participle: dulcifiedGerund: dulcifyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I dulcify you dulcify he/she/it dulcifies we dulcify you dulcify they dulcify
Preterite I dulcified you dulcified he/she/it dulcified we dulcified you dulcified they dulcified
Present Continuous I am dulcifying you are dulcifying he/she/it is dulcifying we are dulcifying you are dulcifying they are dulcifying
Present Perfect I have dulcified you have dulcified he/she/it has dulcified we have dulcified you have dulcified they have dulcified
Past Continuous I was dulcifying you were dulcifying he/she/it was dulcifying we were dulcifying you were dulcifying they were dulcifying
Past Perfect I had dulcified you had dulcified he/she/it had dulcified we had dulcified you had dulcified they had dulcified
Future I will dulcify you will dulcify he/she/it will dulcify we will dulcify you will dulcify they will dulcify
Future Perfect I will have dulcified you will have dulcified he/she/it will have dulcified we will have dulcified you will have dulcified they will have dulcified
Future Continuous I will be dulcifying you will be dulcifying he/she/it will be dulcifying we will be dulcifying you will be dulcifying they will be dulcifying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been dulcifying you have been dulcifying he/she/it has been dulcifying we have been dulcifying you have been dulcifying they have been dulcifying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been dulcifying you will have been dulcifying he/she/it will have been dulcifying we will have been dulcifying you will have been dulcifying they will have been dulcifying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been dulcifying you had been dulcifying he/she/it had been dulcifying we had been dulcifying you had been dulcifying they had been dulcifying
Conditional I would dulcify you would dulcify he/she/it would dulcify we would dulcify you would dulcify they would dulcify
Past Conditional I would have dulcified you would have dulcified he/she/it would have dulcified we would have dulcified you would have dulcified they would have dulcified
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. dulcify - make sweeter in tastehoney - sweeten with honey
mull - heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider"
dulcify verb To ease the anger or agitation of:
appease ,
assuage ,
calm (down),
conciliate ,
gentle ,
mollify ,
pacify ,
placate ,
propitiate ,
soften ,
soothe ,
sweeten .
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