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salivate

[ sal-uh-veyt ]

verb (used without object)

salivated, salivating.
  1. to produce saliva.


verb (used with object)

salivated, salivating.
  1. to produce an excessive secretion of saliva in, as by mercurial poisoning.

salivate

/ ˈ²õæ±ôɪˌ±¹±ðɪ³Ù /

verb

  1. intr to secrete saliva, esp an excessive amount
  2. tr to cause (a laboratory animal, etc) to produce saliva, as by the administration of mercury
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²õ²¹±ô¾±Ëˆ±¹²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ²¹±ôi·±¹²¹³Ùe»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ²¹±ôi·±¹²¹³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of salivate1

1650–60; < Latin ²õ²¹±ôÄ«±¹Äå³Ù³Ü²õ (past participle of ²õ²¹±ôÄ«±¹Äå°ù±ð to cause to salivate); saliva, -ate 1
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After years of hustle, film and TV producer Stephen Love found himself in a situation many of his peers would salivate over: He was in four bidding wars.

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And then as an actor — sorry for getting long-winded, but you asked — when it’s in dialogue, everything the character’s going through, his insecurities, his flaws are actually in words, you salivate.

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Now she is salivating again at the prospect of him becoming leader.

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Two unbeaten champions with differing but equally effective styles produced a match-up of the highest level in a fight to make the boxing purist salivate.

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It is easy to call “The Substance†superficial in its depiction of women’s quests for youth and beauty as well as men’s salivating responses to that.

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