Edulcorate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make sweeter in taste

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛdəlkɚɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈəʊdʒeəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈəʊdʒeəd/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈɛdəlkɚɹˌeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dulcify dulcorate sweeten

Antonyms

sour

Word Forms

sweetener	noun	something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
sweetening	noun	something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erziehen

süßer im Geschmack machen

🇫🇷French

édulcorer

rendre le goût plus sucré

🇪🇸Spanish

edulcorar

hacer más dulce en sabor

🇮🇹Italian

edulcorare

rendere più dolce il gusto

🇳🇱Dutch

opvoeden

zoeter van smaak maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

educar

tornar o sabor mais doce

🇷🇺Russian

обучать

сделать слаще на вкус

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिक्षित करना

स्वाद में मीठा करें

🇧🇩Bengali

শিক্ষিত

স্বাদে মিষ্টি করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கல்வி கற்றவர்

சுவையில் இனிமையாக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విద్యావంతులు

రుచిలో తియ్యగా చేస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

शिक्षित

चवीला गोड बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિક્ષિત

સ્વાદમાં મીઠી બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿದ್ಯಾವಂತ

ರುಚಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಹಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിദ്യാഭ്യാസമുള്ള

രുചിയിൽ മധുരമുള്ളതാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿੱਖਿਆ

ਸੁਆਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਿੱਠਾ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعلیم یافتہ

ذائقہ میں میٹھا بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

教育

使味道更甜

🇯🇵Japanese

エドゥルコレート

味を甘くする

🇰🇷Korean

교육하다

맛을 더 달콤하게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giáo dục

làm cho vị ngọt hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ให้ความรู้

ทำให้มีรสหวานมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendidik

membuat rasanya lebih manis

🇵🇭Filipino

magturo

gawing mas matamis ang lasa

🇲🇾Malay

mendidik

menjadikan rasa lebih manis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثقف

جعل أحلى في الذوق

🇮🇷Persian

تعلیم دادن

طعم شیرین تر کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

eğitimli

tadı daha tatlı hale getir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחנך

להפוך מתוק יותר בטעם

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The primary meaning of 'edulcorate' is 'make sweeter in taste'.

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