English Explanatory Dictionary

demulce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To soothe, assuage, pacify or soften.

Word forms

demulce demulces demulcing demulced

Etymology

From Latin dēmulceō (“to soothe”); dē- + mulceō (“to stroke”).

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