Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dulcorate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dul-co-rate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sweeten (literal or figurative).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

adj

Filled with sweetness, sweet.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The ancients for the dulcorating of fruit, do commend swines dung above all other dung"

Etymology

First attested in the beginning of the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English dulcoraten, from dulcorat(e) (“sweetened”, used as the past participle of dulcoraten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin dulcōrātus, perfect passive participle of dulcōrō (“to sweeten”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dulcoraten, dulcōrātus, dulcorat

Usage

Inflected Forms

dulcorates (present, singular) dulcorating (participle, present) dulcorated (participle, past) dulcorated (past) more dulcorate (comparative) most dulcorate (superlative)

Synonyms

sweeten dulcify edulcorate

Questions

What does dulcorate mean?: To sweeten (literal or figurative).
Where does dulcorate come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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