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dulcorate en · VERB · etymology 1

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).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To sweeten (literal or figurative).
    • The ancients for the dulcorating of fruit, do commend swines dung above all other dung 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:

Forms

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dulcorated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dulcorated Tense=Past lexicographic
dulcorating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dulcorates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

wikipedia: Middle English

dulcorate en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dulcorat(e), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Filled with sweetness, sweet.

Forms

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most dulcorate Degree=Sup lexicographic
more dulcorate Degree=Cmp lexicographic