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Webster 1913 Edition
Edulcorate
E-dul′co-rate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Edulcorated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Edulcorating
.] [L.
e
out + dulcoratus
, p. p. of dulcorare
to sweeten, fr. dulcor
sweetness, fr. dulcis
sweet: cf. F. édulcorer
.] 1.
To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity.
Succory . . .
edulcorated
with sugar and vinegar. Evelyn.
2.
(Chem.)
To free from acids, salts, or other soluble substances, by washing; to purify.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Edulcorate
EDUL'CORATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To purify; to sweeten. In chimistry, to render substances more mild, by freeing them from acids and salts or other soluble impurities, by washing.2.
To sweeten by adding sugar, syrup, &c.