What is "edulcorate"

Edulcorate \E*dul"co*rate\, v. 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. ['e]dulcorer.]

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.]

vb. 1 (context rare English) To sweeten (in all senses). 2 (context rare English) To free from acidity.

v. make sweeter in taste [syn: sweeten, dulcify, dulcorate] [ant: sour]