Synonyms

edulcorate

American

[ih-duhl-kuh-reyt] / ɪˈdʌl kəˌreɪt /

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.

edulcorated, edulcorating

to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.

edulcorate British

/ ɪˈdʌlkəˌreɪt /

verb

(tr) to free from soluble impurities by washing

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Other Word Forms

edulcoration noun
edulcorative adjective

Etymology

Origin of edulcorate

1800–10; < New Latin ēdulcorātus, equivalent to ē- e- ¹ + Late Latin dulcorātus sweetened (past participle of dulcorāre ), equivalent to Latin dulcor sweetness ( dulc ( is ) sweet + -or -or ¹ ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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She had a fearfully sharp tongue, and a still sharper wit in directing it upon her victims; her experiences were not very likely to edulcorate her acids and mollify her asperities.

From A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by Saintsbury, George

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