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Webster 1913 Edition

Edulcorate

E-dul′co-rate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Edulcorated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Edulcorating
.]
[L.
e
out +
dulcoratus
, p. p. of
dulcorare
to sweeten, fr.
dulcor
sweetness, fr.
dulcis
sweet: cf. F.
édulcorer
.]
1.
To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity.
Succory . . .
edulcorated
with sugar and vinegar.
Evelyn.
2.
(Chem.)
To free from acids, salts, or other soluble substances, by washing; to purify.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Edulcorate

EDUL'CORATE

,
Verb.
T.
[Low L. edulco, from dulcis, sweet.]
1.
To purify; to sweeten. In chimistry, to render substances more mild, by freeing them from acids and salts or other soluble impurities, by washing.
2.
To sweeten by adding sugar, syrup, &c.

Definition 2024

edulcorate

edulcorate

English

Verb

edulcorate ‎(third-person singular simple present edulcorates, present participle edulcorating, simple past and past participle edulcorated)

  1. (rare) To sweeten (in all senses).
  2. (rare) To free from acidity.

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Italian

Verb

edulcorate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of edulcorare
  2. second-person plural imperative of edulcorare
  3. feminine plural of edulcorato

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