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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please.
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              As she . . . was further dulcified by her pipe of
              tobacco.                              --Hawthorne.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dulcified \Dul"ci*fied\, a.
     Sweetened; mollified.
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     {Dulcified spirit} or {Dulcified spirits}, a compound of
        alcohol with mineral acids; as, dulcified spirits of
        niter.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dulcify
       v : make sweeter in taste [syn: {sweeten}, {edulcorate}, {dulcorate}]
           [ant: {sour}]
       [also: {dulcified}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dulcified
       See {dulcify}

















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