Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity.2. (v. t.) To free from acids, salts, or other soluble substances, by washing; to purify. Thesaurus bolt candy clarify clear decrassify depurate distill dulcify elute essentialize extract filter filtrate glaze honey leach lixiviate mull percolate purify rectify refine saccharify screen separate sieve sift spiritualize strain sublimate sublime sugar sugar off sugarcoat sweeten try winnow |