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adoucir

Pronunciation: /a.du.siʁ/

“adoucir” is a French word. Its 8 meanings in English:

verb

  1. (of foods, flavors, scents, etc.) to sweeten
  2. (of any unpleasant thing) to make (more) agreeable, pleasant, mild, delicate, etc.
  3. (of something physically rough or coarse) to soften, to smooth
  4. (of water) to soften
  5. to soften, to make more delicate; (of colors, as in visual arts like painting) to lighten, to brighten
  6. to appease; to calm; to make less angry or aggressive
  7. to become sweeter; to become milder
  8. to become more pleasant or agreeable

In French

  1. Rendre doux, tempérer.
  2. Rendre plus doux, en parlant d'un son, d'une voix.
  3. Polir en ôtant les aspérités.
  4. Frotter le marbre avec une pierre-ponce dure et de l'eau; c'est la quatrième opération employée pour parvenir au poli du marbre.
  5. Rendre plus supportable.
  6. Diminuer ce qui est trop prononcé.
  7. Apaiser.
  8. Devenir plus doux.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French adoucir, adolcir, from dolz, douz (“sweet”), from Latin dulcis (“sweet”). By surface analysis, a- + doux + -ir.

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