dulcorate

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verb

To sweeten (literal or figurative).

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sweetendulcifyedulcorate
OriginMiddle English dulcoraten ← Latin dulcōrātus →
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Meanings

dulcorate1

verbdulcorate (third-person singular simple present dulcorates, present participle dulcorating, simple past and past participle dulcorated)

present singular third person dulcorates · participle present dulcorating · participle past dulcorated · past dulcorated

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo sweeten (literal or figurative).

    The ancients for the dulcorating of fruit, do commend swines dung above all other dung

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dulcorate2

adjectivedulcorate (comparative more dulcorate, superlative most dulcorate)

comparative more dulcorate · superlative most dulcorate

  1. obsoleteFilled with sweetness, sweet.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake sweeter in taste

Similar
sweetendulcifyedulcorate
Broader
change taste
Also see
dulcifyedulcoratesweeten

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

dulcorate · verb

  1. Latindulcōrātus
  2. Middle Englishdulcoraten
  3. Englishdulcorate

First attested in the beginning of the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English dulcoraten, from dulcorat(e) (“sweetened”, used as the past participle of dulcoraten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin dulcōrātus, perfect passive participle of dulcōrō (“to sweeten”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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dulcorate · adjective

  1. Middle Englishdulcorat(e)
  2. Englishdulcorate

Inherited from Middle English dulcorat(e), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

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Cite this entry
APA

dulcorate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dulcorate

MLA

“dulcorate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dulcorate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dulcorate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dulcorate.

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