Definition of DULCORATE

dulcorate

Verb

  • make sweeter in taste
  • To sweeten (literal or figurative).

Adj

  • Filled with sweetness, sweet.

Origin / Etymology

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).

Antonyms

sour

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