edulcorate

[ ih-duhl-kuh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.

, e·dul·co·rat·ed, e·dul·co·rat·ing.

1. to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.

edulcorate

/ ɪˈdʌlkəˌreɪt /

verb

1. tr to free from soluble impurities by washing

Derived Forms

• eˌdulcoˈration, noun

Other Words From

• e·dulco·ration noun
• e·dulco·rative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of edulcorate¹

1800–10; < New Latin ēdulcorātus, equivalent to ē- e- ¹ + Late Latin dulcorātus sweetened (past participle of dulcorāre ), equivalent to Latin dulcor sweetness ( dulc ( is ) sweet + -or -or ¹ ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of edulcorate¹

C17: from Medieval Latin ēdulcorāre, from Late Latin dulcor sweetness

Example Sentences

She had a fearfully sharp tongue, and a still sharper wit in directing it upon her victims; her experiences were not very likely to edulcorate her acids and mollify her asperities.

From Project Gutenberg

Like them, too, it is but a tardy dryer in oil unless thoroughly edulcorated, and does not work in water with the entire fulness and facility of cochineal pigments.

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"Item, on the 28th, a dose of clarified and edulcorated whey, to soften, lenify, temper, and refresh the blood of Mr. Argan, twenty sous."

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Some colours dry badly from not being sufficiently edulcorated or washed.

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Related Words

• bathe
• brush
• cleanse
• clear up
• disinfect
• dredge
• dust
• mop
• pick
• pick up
• rinse
• scrape
• scrub
• soak
• spruce up
• sweep
• vacuum
• wash
• wipe