demulce

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verb

To soothe, assuage, pacify or soften.

OriginLatin dēmulceō →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person demulces · participle present demulcing · participle past demulced · past demulced

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo soothe, assuage, pacify or soften.

    Saturne was eftsones demulced

    1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latindēmulceō“to soothe”
  2. Englishdemulce

From Latin dēmulceō (“to soothe”); dē- + mulceō (“to stroke”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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