dulcorate

English

Etymology

Latin dulcoratus, past participle of dulcorare.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʌlkəɹeɪt/

Verb

dulcorate (third-person singular simple present dulcorates, present participle dulcorating, simple past and past participle dulcorated)

(obsolete, transitive) To sweeten (literal or figurativw).
- 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
  The ancients for the dulcorating of fruit, do commend swines dung above all other dung

References

“dulcorate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

dulcōrāte

second-person plural present active imperative of dulcōrō