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dulcify
dul·ci·fy D0418800 (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 -fied1. rare to make pleasant or agreeable2. a rare word for sweeten[C16: from Late Latin dulcificāre, from Latin dulcis sweet + facere to make] ˌdulcifiˈcation ndul•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: dulcified
Gerund: dulcifying
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| I dulcify | | you dulcify | | he/she/it dulcifies | | we dulcify | | you dulcify | | they dulcify |
| Preterite |
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| I dulcified | | you dulcified | | he/she/it dulcified | | we dulcified | | you dulcified | | they dulcified |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am dulcifying | | you are dulcifying | | he/she/it is dulcifying | | we are dulcifying | | you are dulcifying | | they are dulcifying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have dulcified | | you have dulcified | | he/she/it has dulcified | | we have dulcified | | you have dulcified | | they have dulcified |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was dulcifying | | you were dulcifying | | he/she/it was dulcifying | | we were dulcifying | | you were dulcifying | | they were dulcifying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had dulcified | | you had dulcified | | he/she/it had dulcified | | we had dulcified | | you had dulcified | | they had dulcified |
| Future |
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| I will dulcify | | you will dulcify | | he/she/it will dulcify | | we will dulcify | | you will dulcify | | they will dulcify |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would dulcify | | you would dulcify | | he/she/it would dulcify | | we would dulcify | | you would dulcify | | they would dulcify |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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| Verb | 1. | dulcify - make sweeter in tastedulcorate, edulcorate, sweetenhoney - sweeten with honeysaccharify, sugar - sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"candy, sugarcoat, glaze - coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glazemull - heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink; "mulled cider"change taste - alter the flavor of |
dulcifyverbTo 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.dulcify
Related to dulcify: relumingSynonyms for dulcifyverb to ease the anger or agitation ofSynonyms- appease
- assuage
- calm
- conciliate
- gentle
- mollify
- pacify
- placate
- propitiate
- soften
- soothe
- sweeten
Synonyms for dulcifyverb make sweeter in tasteSynonyms- dulcorate
- edulcorate
- sweeten
Related Words- honey
- saccharify
- sugar
- candy
- sugarcoat
- glaze
- mull
- change taste
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