1. to make sweet or sweeter in taste
2. to make pleasant, agreeable, or less harsh
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The baker dulcifies the coffee with honey instead of sugar.
• Time dulcifies bitter memories and softens old wounds.
• Adding fruit dulcifies the tart yogurt.
• Music dulcifies the atmosphere at the dinner party.
• She dulcifies her criticism with genuine compliments.
• The chef dulcifies the sauce with a touch of maple syrup.