dulcify

[ duhl-suh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, dul·ci·fied, dul·ci·fy·ing.

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

dulcify

/ ˈdʌlsɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. rare.
   to make pleasant or agreeable
2. a rare word for sweeten

Derived Forms

• ˌdulcifiˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• dulci·fi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dulcify¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dulcify¹

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