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Salivate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Salivate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

produce saliva

"We salivated when he described the great meal"

2

be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something

"She was salivating over the raise she anticipated"

3

To produce saliva.

See Also
salivator salivateth salivant expectation salivates drool anticipation salivation
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
act involuntarily covet
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
drivel
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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