单词 | edulcorate |
释义 | edulcorate[ ih-duhl-kuh-reyt ] / ɪˈdʌl kəˌreɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR edulcorate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), e·dul·co·rat·ed, e·dul·co·rat·ing.Chemistry.to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify. Origin of edulcorate1800–10; <New Latin ēdulcorātus, equivalent to ē-e-1 + Late Latin dulcorātus sweetened (past participle of dulcorāre), equivalent to Latin dulcor sweetness (dulc(is) sweet + -or-or1) + -ātus-ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM edulcoratee·dul·co·ra·tion, noune·dul·co·ra·tive, adjectiveWords nearby edulcorateeduce, educt, eduction, eductive, eductor, edulcorate, edutainment, Edward, Edward I, Edwardian, Edwardian period Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for edulcorateedulcorate / (ɪˈdʌlkəˌreɪt) / verb(tr) to free from soluble impurities by washing Derived forms of edulcorateedulcoration, nounWord Origin for edulcorateC17: from Medieval Latin ēdulcorāre, from Late Latin dulcor sweetness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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