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单词 dulcify
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dulcify

[ duhl-suh-fahy ]
/ ˈdʌl səˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), dul·ci·fied, dul·ci·fy·ing.

to make more agreeable; mollify; appease.
to sweeten.

Origin of dulcify

1590–1600; <Late Latin dulcificāre, with -fy for -ficāre

OTHER WORDS FROM dulcify

dul·ci·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby dulcify

Dulce, dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, Dulce Gulf, dulcet, dulciana, dulcify, dulcimer, dulcinea, dulcitol, Dulcolax, Dulcy
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British Dictionary definitions for dulcify

dulcify
/ (ˈdʌlsɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

rare to make pleasant or agreeable
a rare word for sweeten

Derived forms of dulcify

dulcification, noun

Word Origin for dulcify

C16: from Late Latin dulcificāre, from Latin dulcis sweet + facere to make
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