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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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