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Meaning of edulcorate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To sweeten.
  2. To make more acceptable or palatable.
  3. To free from acidity.

Equivalents

Examples

“I guess I am simply accustomed to dealing with more edulcorated versions of xenophobia.”
“The more Judicious of the Chymiſts themſelves do ſeveral of them novv acknovvledge, that the bare reducing of Pearls to fine Povvder, affords a Medicine much richer in the Vertues of the Pearls, then the Magiſtery, prepar'd by diſſolving them in acid Spirits, and precipitating them vvith Oyl of Tartar, and aftervvards ſcrupulously edulcorating them.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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