salivate

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) To produce saliva.
  2. (intransitive) To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsælɪveɪt/
Etymology

From Latin salivatus, past participle of salivare (“to spit out, also salivate”), from saliva (“spittle”).

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