salivate
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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.
[Latin salīvāre, salīvāt-, from salīva, saliva.]
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
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| salivate |
| salivate |
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| Verb | 1. | salivate - produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great meal" act involuntarily, act reflexively - act in an uncontrolled manner |
| 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" |
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salivate
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Translations
يُفْرِزُ لُعابا
slinit
savle
slefa
salya akıtmak
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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
to salivate at doing sth → saliver à la perspective de faire qch
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salivate
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
saliva
(səˈlaivə) noun the liquid that forms in the mouth to help digestion.
salivate (ˈsӕliveit) verb to produce saliva, especially in large amounts.
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salivate
vi salivarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.