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salivate
(redirected from salivated)

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sal·i·vate  (sl-vt)
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.

[Latin salvre, salvt-, from salva, saliva.]

salivate [ˈsælɪˌveɪt]
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (intr) to secrete saliva, esp an excessive amount
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (tr) to cause (a laboratory animal, etc.) to produce saliva, as by the administration of mercury
salivation  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
covet - wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister's house"
Translations
salivate [ˈsælɪveɪt] VIsalivar
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
salivate
viSpeichel produzieren; (animal)geifern; (old people, baby)sabbern; (with lust) → lüstern geifern; to salivate over something (fig)von etw schwärmen
salivate [ˈsælɪˌveɪt] visalivare
salivate [ˈsælɪˌveɪt] visalivare


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