dulcorate

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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). ==== Verb ==== dulcorate (third-person singular simple present dulcorates, present participle dulcorating, simple past and past participle dulcorated) (obsolete, transitive) To sweeten (literal or figurative). === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle English dulcorat(e), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. ==== Adjective ==== dulcorate (comparative more dulcorate, superlative most dulcorate) (obsolete) Filled with sweetness, sweet. === References === “dulcorate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Verb === dulcōrāte second-person plural present active imperative of dulcōrō