e|dul|co|rate

e|dul|co|rate
e|dul|co|rate «ih DUHL kuh rayt», transitive verb, -rat|ed, -rat|ing.
1. Chemistry. to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing.
2. Obsolete. to sweeten.
[< Medieval Latin ēdulcorāre (with English -ate1) < ex- out + Late Latin dulcorāre sweeten < Latin dulcor, -ōris sweetness < dulcis sweet]

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