DULCIFY Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

dulcify

verb

Definition of dulcify

as in to sweeten

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Ellison clinched the deal by sweetening the offer price and bringing his father, Larry Ellison, in to personally guarantee funding.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Sweets, however – which the researchers defined as sugars, and sweetened foods and beverages – were a different story.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of sweeten

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For a splurge and pampered stay, book a room at the Inn at Black Star Farms just south of town.

— Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026
The unlicensed recovery center underworld ranges from places that pamper patients with space and very personal care by licensed medical professionals to places that cram patients into spaces minded by people with limited or no medical training.

— DAVID J. NEAL, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of pamper

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River crossing One of the most terrifying moments comes when James is forced to coax Odin across two decaying logs above a rushing river.

— Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
Rescuers carefully coaxed the snake away from the home and boxed it up for relocation shortly after their arrival.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of coax

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You’re not mollycoddled during the week and are expected to act as any professional crew member would.

— Helen Iatrou, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2023
So football generally, and pro football specifically, helped reassure the country that American men were not mollycoddled softies.

— James Surowiecki, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2019

Definition of mollycoddle

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Chef Albert was a restaurateur trying to wheedle a good review out of a tough restaurant critic.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
In a bid to rekindle the couple’s honeymoon phase, Yasmin troubleshoots by wheedling a chief executive role for him at payment processing company Tender (run by Max Minghella‘s inscrutable puppet-master Whitney Halberstram), and throwing her husband a lavish costume party for his 40th birthday.

— Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026

Definition of wheedle

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League brass can keep coddling bitter media figures, or stand up for the fans paying for tickets.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The gentle, foaming elixir feels soft on skin, rinsing away dirt and makeup while hydrating and coddling with flaxseed oil.

— Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026

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