Dulcify

/ˈdʌlsɪfaɪ/ verb

Definition

To make sweet or sweeter; to refine or process something to increase its pleasantness.

Etymology

From Latin 'dulcis' (sweet) plus 'facere' (to make), combining the root for sweetness with the verb-forming suffix. This Latin construction became a technical English term.

Kelly Says

Medieval and Renaissance chemists loved Latin verbs like 'dulcify'—adding '-ify' to any adjective felt like you were using real science, even when you were just sweetening juice!

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