dul·ci·fy \ˈdəlsəˌfī\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Late Latin dulcificare, from Latin dulcis sweet + -ficare -fy — more at dulcet : to make sweet or pleasant: as a.: to free from saltness or acidity < dulcified spirits of niter > b.: to make agreeable : mollify, appease < dulcified by her pipe of tobacco — Nathaniel Hawthorne >