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Webster 1913 Edition

Demulce

De-mulce′

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
demulcere
;
de-
+
mulcere
to stroke, soothe.]
To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften.
[R.]
Sir T. Elyot.

Webster 1828 Edition

Demulce

DEMULCE

,
Verb.
T.
Demuls. To sooth; to soften or pacify.

Definition 2024

demulce

demulce

English

Verb

demulce ‎(third-person singular simple present demulces, present participle demulcing, simple past and past participle demulced)

  1. (transitive) To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften.
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Latin

Verb

dēmulcē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēmulceō

Etymology

From Latin demulceo ‎(“I soothe”); de + mulceo ‎(“I stroke”).

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