salivate

sal·i·vate

 (săl′ə-vāt′)

v. sal·i·vat·ed, sal·i·vat·ing, sal·i·vates

v.intr.

1. To secrete or produce saliva.

2. Informal To be full of desire or eagerness for something: salivated at the idea of winning the lottery.

v.tr.

To produce excessive salivation in.

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[Latin salīvāre, salīvāt-, from salīva, saliva.]

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sal′i·va′tion (-vā′shən) n.

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salivate

(ˈsælɪˌveɪt)

vb

1. (Physiology) (intr) to secrete saliva, esp an excessive amount

2. (Physiology) (tr) to cause (a laboratory animal, etc) to produce saliva, as by the administration of mercury

ˌsaliˈvation n

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sal•i•vate

(ˈsæl əˌveɪt)

v.i. -vat•ed, -vat•ing.

to produce saliva.

[1650–60; < Latin salīvātus, past participle of salīvāre to cause to salivate]

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salivate

Past participle: salivated
Gerund: salivating

Imperative

salivate

salivate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	salivate - produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal" act involuntarily, act reflexively - act in an uncontrolled manner drivel, slabber, slaver, slobber, drool, dribble - let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"
	2.	salivate - be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something; "She was salivating over the raise she anticipated" drool covet - wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house"

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salivate

verb

To let saliva run from the mouth:

dribble, drivel, drool, slaver, slobber.

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Translations

يُفْرِزُ لُعابا

slinit

savle

Speichel produzieren

salivar

saliverbaver

slefa

salivaresbavare

utsondre spytt

слюнотечениеслюну

salya akıtmak

过量分泌唾液

salivate

[ˈsælɪveɪt] VI → salivar

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salivate

[ˈsælɪveɪt] vi

(= produce saliva) → saliver

(= relish prospect) to salivate over sth, to salivate at sth → saliver à la perspective de qch
to salivate at doing sth → saliver à la perspective de faire qch

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salivate

vi → Speichel produzieren; (animal) → geifern; (old people, baby) → sabbern; (with lust) → lüstern geifern; to salivate over something (fig) → von etw schwärmen

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salivate

[ˈsælɪˌveɪt] vi → salivare

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saliva

(səˈlaivə) noun

the liquid that forms in the mouth to help digestion. speeksel لُعاب، ريق слюнка saliva slina der Speichel spyt σάλιοsaliva sülg بزاق sylki saliveרוק लार, लाला जल slina nyál ludah munnvatn saliva つば 침 seilės siekalas air liur speekselspyttślina لاړجن، ناړو، لاڼو saliva salivă слюна slina slina pljuvačka saliv น้ำลาย tükürük, salya 唾液 слина لعاب، رال nước bọt 唾液

salivate (ˈsӕliveit) verb

to produce saliva, especially in large amounts. kwyl يُفْرِزُ لُعابا отделям слюнка salivar slinit Speichel produzieren savle βγάζω σάλιο salivar sülge eritama بزاق ترشح كردن kuolata saliver לְהַפרִיש רוֹק लार बहना या टपकाना sliniti, proizvoditi slinu nyáladzik menghasilkan ludah slefa salivare つばがでる 침을 흘리다 seilėtis siekaloties; izdalīt siekalas mengeluarkan air liur kwijlenutsondre spytt, sikleślinić się ترشح کول salivar a saliva выделять слюну sliniť sliniti (se) proizvoditi pljuvačku avsöndra saliv, dregla ผลิตน้ำลาย salya akıtmak 大量分泌唾液 виділяти слину تھوک پیدا کرنا tiết nước bọt 过量分泌唾液

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salivate

vi salivar

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