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dul·ci·fy  (dls-f)

tr.v. dul·ci·fied, dul·ci·fy·ing, dul·ci·fies

1. To make agreeable or gentle; mollify.

2. To sweeten.

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[Late Latin dulcificre, to sweeten : Latin dulcis, sweet + -ficre, -fy.]

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dulci·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

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dulcify [ˈdʌlsɪˌfaɪ]

vb -fies, -fying, -fied (tr)

1. Rare to make pleasant or agreeable

2. a rare word for sweeten

[from Late Latin dulcificāre, from Latin dulcis sweet + facere to make]

dulcification  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

dulcify - make sweeter in taste dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten honey - sweeten with honey saccharify, sugar - sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea" candy, sugarcoat, glaze - coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze mull - heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider" change taste - alter the flavor of