salivate
English
WOTD – 28 August 2006
Etymology
From Latin salivatus, past participle of salivare (“to spit out, also salivate”), from saliva (“spittle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsælɪveɪt/
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Verb
salivate (third-person singular simple present salivates, present participle salivating, simple past and past participle salivated)
- (intransitive) To produce saliva.
- (intransitive) To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.
- He's been salivating over the latest model sports car for a while now.
Related terms
Translations
to produce saliva
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to show eager anticipation
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See also
Further reading
- “salivate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “salivate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “salivate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Italian
Verb
salivate
Latin
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