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sugar vs edulcorate

edulcorate vs sugar

sugar is a noun but edulcorate is not a noun.

sugar and edulcorate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sugar Yes No Yes No
edulcorate No No Yes No
As verbs, edulcorate is a hypernym of sugar; that is, edulcorate is a word with a broader meaning than sugar:
  • sugar: sweeten with sugar
  • edulcorate: make sweeter in taste
Other hypernyms of sugar include dulcify, dulcorate, sweeten.
sugar (noun) edulcorate (noun)
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
informal terms for money
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
sugar (verb) edulcorate (verb)
sweeten with sugar make sweeter in taste
Difference between sugar and edulcorate

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