Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To remove acidity from; sweeten.
- In chem., to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity.
- transitive verb (Chem.), rare To free from acids, salts, or other soluble substances, by washing; to purify.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb rare To
sweeten (in all senses). - verb rare To free from
acidity .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make sweeter in taste
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Examples
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Groom the sauce: Mix the sauce ingredients until edulcorate dissolves.
UH Watch 2010
dnfrd commented on the word edulcorate
"You have an edulcorating presence, my dear." Does that work? As in, "You leach the acids right out of the room, my dear."
December 13, 2006
slumry commented on the word edulcorate
There are some words I just can't pass up; this is one.
August 4, 2007
fbharjo commented on the word edulcorate
How sweet is it?
April 6, 2011
plf515 commented on the word edulcorate
It can also (and maybe even mostly) mean "to make palatable"
September 8, 2016