Dulcorate

Dulcorate
Dulcorate Dul"co*rate, v. t. [L. dulcoratus, p. p. of dulcorare, fr. dulcor sweetness, fr. dulcis sweet.] To sweeten; to make less acrimonious. [R.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

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