† dulcescatev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To sweeten; to render less acidic. Cf. dulcify v.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > sweeten [verb (transitive)]
sweetc1000
dulcorate?a1425
doucea1475
sugar1530
sweeten1552
condulcate1569
dulcerate?1586
nectarize1592
dulcify1599
asweeten1605
ensweeten1607
besugar1611
endulce1611
indulcate1628
besweeten1648
dulcescate1657
obdulcorate1657
edulcorate1661
the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > sweetening > sweeten [verb (transitive)]
sweetc1000
dulcorate?a1425
doucea1475
sweeten1552
nectarize1592
dulcify1599
asweeten1605
ensweeten1607
endulce1611
indulcate1628
dulcescate1657
obdulcorate1657
edulcorate1661
oversweeten1823
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Bbb3v Art cicurates the wild, allayes the acerb, dulcescates the acid [L. acida dulcescunt].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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