edulcorated

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for edulcorated.

Home Featured words Jump to examples

Editorial note

In the worst cases, bad news will be edulcorated, then removed, until every line on the dashboard is green.

Examples7

Definitions3

Parts of speech1

Quick take

(rare) To sweeten.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of edulcorated gathered in one view.

verb

(rare) To sweeten.

verb

(rare) To make more acceptable or palatable.

verb

(rare) To free from acidity.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for edulcorated.

verb

(rare) To sweeten.

verb

(rare) To make more acceptable or palatable.

verb

(rare) To free from acidity.

Example sentences

In the worst cases, bad news will be edulcorated, then removed, until every line on the dashboard is green.

But for some people we are all equivalent so it’s a non-issue; for some others it’s an edulcorated form of ethnic cleansing.

Same was when lots of their consumers wanted a non-edulcorated version (it was very sweet some versions ago) and then there was no communication on their side.

I'm sure the original talk by Hawking was inspiring, but this summarised version reads like an edulcorated sci-fi dream, somewhere on par with "some day we'll all have flying cars".

But in a world where everything is edulcorated by marketing and by superlatives (think Instagram "perfectness"), it can be easy to loose sight of how wonderful a simple walk in a humble forest can be.

Quote examples

I'm sure the original talk by Hawking was inspiring, but this summarised version reads like an edulcorated sci-fi dream, somewhere on par with "some day we'll all have flying cars".