edulcorate

Edulcorate, ē-dul′kō-rāt, v.t. to sweeten: to free from acids, &c.—adj.

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.

V. be sweet &c. adj.. render sweet &c. adj.; sweeten; edulcorate†; dulcorate†, dulcify†; candy; mull.