adj
Meaning 1
Filled with sweetness, sweet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dulcorate
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verb
Meaning 2
To sweeten (literal or figurative).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
make sweeter in taste
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change taste
Narrower terms: honey, sugar, saccharify, sugarcoat, glaze, candy, mull
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dulcorat(e), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
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).