dulcify

[ duhl-suh-fahy ]
/ ˈdʌl səˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), dul·ci·fied, dul·ci·fy·ing.

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

Origin of dulcify

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

OTHER WORDS FROM dulcify

dul·ci·fi·ca·tion, noun

British Dictionary definitions for dulcify

dulcify
/ (ˈdʌlsɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

rare to make pleasant or agreeable
a rare word for sweeten

Derived forms of dulcify

dulcification, noun

Word Origin for dulcify

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