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.
2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please.
As she . . . was further dulcified by her pipe of
tobacco. --Hawthorne.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |