dulcify
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dul·ci·fy
(dŭl'sə-fī') 
tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.
tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.
- To make agreeable or gentle; mollify.
- To sweeten.
[Late Latin dulcificāre, to sweeten : Latin dulcis, sweet + -ficāre, -fy.]
dulcification dul'ci·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.Roget's Thesaurus:
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dulcify
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- To ease the anger or agitation of: appease, assuage, calm (down), conciliate, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten. Idioms: pour oil on troubled water. See calm/agitation.
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