Dulcify

/ˈdʌlsɪfaɪ/

Synonyms for "dulcify" (58 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Verb(2 words)

sweeten ameliorate

allay appease calmcalm downcandy compose conciliate cool cradle defuse

Strong matches (17)

Verb(4 words)

dulcorate edulcorate mellow mollify

ease edulcorate eveneven outgentle glaze honey hush laylay the dustlull mollify mull

Related words (29)

pacify placatepour balm intopour balm onpropitiate quell quiet rest rockrock to sleepsaccharify smoothsmooth downsmooth oversmoothen soothe stabilize steady still subdue

Show 6 more words

sugarsugar offsugarcoat sweetentake the edge offtranquilize

Verb(3 words)

soften sweetens temper

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

5 entries

changechange tasteflavor changemodificationtaste modification

More specific

4 entries

gentle dictionsofteningsugar additionsweetening

Collocations

6 entries

diction language mood rhetoric style tone

Inflections

3 entries

dulcified dulcifies dulcifying

Derivations

5 entries

dulcification dulcified dulcifier dulcifying dulcifyingly

Sample sentences

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And there was, to dulcify for her the bath of this evening, the yet sharper contrast with the plight she had just come home in, sopped, shivering, clung to by her clothes.

Source: wiktionary

He knew all the things to say to dulcify his mother.

Source: wiktionary

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