Dulcorate

/ˈdʌlkəreɪt/ verb

Definition

To make sweet or sweeter; to sweeten something.

Etymology

From Latin 'dulcis' (sweet) + the verb suffix '-ate' (to make or cause). This technical term developed in chemistry and cooking to describe the process of adding sweetness to substances.

Kelly Says

To dulcorate means to sweeten, but it's so rarely used today that most English speakers have never heard it—it's a word that's almost as rare as the things it describes are common!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጣም ነጭ
ba-tam ne-mitch
ARالعربية
تَحْلِيهِ
ta-ḥli-hi
BNবাংলা
মিষ্টি করা
mis-ti kor-a
CACatalà
dolç
dohs
CSČeština
ztuhnout
ztoo-hnoot
DADansk
søde
soh-deh
DEDeutsch
süß machen
zue-s mah-ken
ELΕλληνικά
γλυκάνει
gli-ka-nee
ESEspañol
endulzar
en-doo-l-zar
FAفارسی
شکر
she-kar
FISuomi
makeuttaa
mah-keh-u-taa
FRFrançais
sucrer
soo-seh
GUGU
મીઠાપણું
mee-tha-pa-nu
HAHA
sanyi
sah-nee
HEעברית
מתקין
mee-ta-kin
HIहिन्दी
मीठा बनाना
mee-tha bana-na
HUMagyar
édesíteni
eh-desh-ee-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
manis
ma-nis
IGIG
nri
n-ree
ITItaliano
addolcire
ah-dol-che-reh
JA日本語
甘くする
amaku suru
KKKK
тазы
tazy
KMKM
ស្អុយ
s'a-uy
KO한국어
달콤하게 하다
dal-kom-ha-ge ha-da
MRMR
ठंडी
thah-nde
MSBahasa Melayu
manis
ma-nis
MYမြန်မာ
ကျက်စား
chet-sa
NLNederlands
zoet maken
zweet mah-ken
NONorsk
søte
soh-teh
PAPA
ਮੀਠਾ
mee-tha
PLPolski
słodzić
swoh-dzich
PTPortuguês
adocicar
ah-doh-si-kar
RORomână
îndulci
in-doo-l-chi
RUРусский
сластить
slastit'
SVSvenska
sötma
sœt-mah
SWKiswahili
kuza
koo-za
TAதமிழ்
சர்க்கரை
sar-ka-rai
TEతెలుగు
మిఠాయి
mitha-ayi
THไทย
ทำให้หวาน
thae-hae-waan
TLTL
paki
pa-ki
TRTürkçe
tatlandırmak
tat-lan-dir-mak
UKУкраїнська
солодкувати
so-lo-do-ku-va-ti
URاردو
میٹھا کرنا
mee-tha kar-na
VITiếng Việt
làm ngọt
lam ngwat
YOYO
ẹ̀bọ́
eh-bo
ZH中文
使甜
shǐ tián
ZUZU
umnguni
oom-ngoo-nee

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