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edulcorate

[ ih-duhl-kuh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

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


edulcorate

/ ɪˈʌəˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to free from soluble impurities by washing
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܱˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ܱc·tDz noun
  • ·ܱc·t adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of edulcorate1

1800–10; < New Latin ŧܱǰٳܲ, equivalent to ŧ- e- 1 + Late Latin ܱǰٳܲ sweetened (past participle of ܱǰ ), equivalent to Latin dulcor sweetness ( dulc ( is ) sweet + -or -or 1 ) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of edulcorate1

C17: from Medieval Latin ēܱǰ, from Late Latin dulcor sweetness
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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.

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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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