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edulcorate
[ ih-duhl-kuh-reyt ]
verb (used with object)
Chemistry.
edulcorated, edulcorating.
- to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.
edulcorate
/ ɪˈʌəˌɪ /
verb
- 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
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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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