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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

/ ˈæɪˌɪ /

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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˌˈپDz noun
  • unsalivated adjective
  • unsalivating adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of salivate1

1650–60; < Latin īٳܲ (past participle of ī to cause to salivate); saliva, -ate 1
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“I’m probably the one person who didn’t salivate over the arrival of ‘There’s a Riot Goin’ on,’” he says, referencing the 1971 bummer classic.

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It started with a margarita that outshone any alcoholic version I’ve tried—I’m still salivating just thinking about it.

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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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