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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dulcify \Dul"ci*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dulcified}; p. pr & vb n. {Dulcifying}.] [L. dulcis sweet + -fy: cf F. dulcifier.] 1. (Pharm.) To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or acrimony. --Wiseman. 2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please. As she . . . was further dulcified by her pipe of tobacco. --Hawthorne. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dulcify v : make sweeter in taste [syn: {sweeten}, {edulcorate}, {dulcorate}] [ant: {sour}]
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