edulcorate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *edulcorate*:
VERB	perception	edulcorate, sweeten, dulcify, dulcorate	make sweeter in taste / taste

English > *edulcorate*: 1 sense > verb 1, perception
Meaning	make sweeter in taste / taste.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	sweeten, dulcify, dulcorate
Narrower	honey	sweeten with honey
	mull	heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink
	sugar, saccharify	sweeten with sugar
	sugarcoat, glaze, candy	coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
Broader	change taste	Alter the flavor of
Opposite	sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify	make sour or more sour
Spanish	azucarar, confitar, dulcificarse, edulcorar, endulzarse, endulzar
Catalan	confitar, dulcificar-se, edulcorar, endolcir-se, endolcir, ensucrar

HyperDic: edulcorate