edulcorate
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
She had a fearfully sharp tongue, and a still sharper wit in directing it upon her victims; her experiences were not very likely to edulcorate her acids and mollify her asperities.
From A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by Saintsbury, George
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.