dulcify vs candy

dulcify is not a noun while candy is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dulcify	No	No	Yes	No
candy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, candy is a hyponym of dulcify; that is, candy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dulcify:

Other hyponyms of dulcify include honey, saccharify, sugar, glaze, sugarcoat, mull.

dulcify (noun)	candy (noun)
	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

dulcify (verb)	candy (verb)
make sweeter in taste	coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze