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dul·ci·fy  audio  (dls-f) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
dul·ci·fied, dul·ci·fy·ing, dul·ci·fies
  1. To make agreeable or gentle; mollify.
  2. To sweeten.

ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin dulcificre, to sweeten : Latin dulcis, sweet + -ficre, -fy

OTHER FORMS:
dulci·fi·cation  (-f-kshn) KEY (Noun)


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