dulcify

dulcify
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dulcify — index alleviate, lull, mollify, pacify, placate, soothe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • dulcify — [dul′sə fī΄] vt. dulcified, dulcifying [< L dulcis (see DULCET) + FY] Rare 1. to sweeten 2. to make pleasant or agreeable; mollify …   English World dictionary

  • dulcify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Late Latin dulcificare, from Latin dulcis Date: 1599 1. to make sweet 2. to make agreeable ; mollify …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dulcify — dulcification, n. /dul seuh fuy /, v.t., dulcified, dulcifying. 1. to make more agreeable; mollify; appease. 2. to sweeten. [1590 1600; < LL dulcificare, with FY for ficare] * * * …   Universalium

  • dulcify — verb a) To sweeten b) To remove salty or acidic flavors with a sweetener …   Wiktionary

  • dulcify — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To ease the anger or agitation of: appease, assuage, calm (down), conciliate, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten. Idiom: pour oil on troubled water. See CALM …   English dictionary for students

  • dulcify — dul·ci·fy || dÊŒlsɪfaɪ v. soften; sweeten …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dulcify — [ dʌlsɪfʌɪ] verb (dulcifies, dulcifying, dulcified) rare 1》 sweeten. 2》 calm or soothe. Derivatives dulcification noun Origin C16: from L. dulcificare, from dulcis sweet …   English new terms dictionary

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