addulce

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verb

To sweeten; to soothe.

OriginLatin ad →
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Meanings

verbaddulce (third-person singular simple present addulces, present participle addulcing, simple past and past participle addulced)

present singular third person addulces · participle present addulcing · participle past addulced · past addulced

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo sweeten; to soothe.

Origin

  1. Latinad“to, toward; denoting increase”
  2. Englishaddulce

Like French adoucir; from Latin ad (“to, toward; denoting increase”) + dulcis (“sweet”).

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APA

addulce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addulce

MLA

“addulce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addulce. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “addulce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addulce.

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