dulcorate
dulcorate verb: to sweeten (literal or figurative).
Verb
dulcorate (third-person singular simple present dulcorates, present participle dulcorating, simple past and past participle dulcorated)
- To sweeten (literal or figurative).
- The ancients for the dulcorating of fruit, do commend swines dung above all other dung1627 (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...
Adjective
dulcorate (comparative more dulcorate, superlative most dulcorate)
Forms of dulcorate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | dulcorates |
| present participle | dulcorating |
| past participle | dulcorated |
| past | dulcorated |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more dulcorate |
| superlative | most dulcorate |
Origin of dulcorate
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).
Inherited from Middle English dulcorat(e), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
Questions about dulcorate
- What does dulcorate mean?
- Dulcorate means to sweeten (literal or figurative).
- What part of speech is dulcorate?
- Dulcorate can be a verb or an adjective.
- What is the past tense of dulcorate?
- The past tense of dulcorate is dulcorated.
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