dulcorate
adjEtymology Inherited from Middle English dulcorat(e), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
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Obsolete Filled with sweetness, sweet.
dulcorate
verbEtymology 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).
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Obsolete To sweeten (literal or figurative).
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