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   salivate

   /ˈsalɪveɪt/

   verb

   • 1. secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food: "the delicious aroma of rich stews made us salivate"
   • ▪ cause (a person or animal) to produce an unusually copious secretion of saliva. technical
   • 2. display great relish at the sight or prospect of something: "I was fairly salivating at the prospect of a $10 million loan"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin salivat- ‘(having) produced saliva’, from the verb salivare, from saliva (see saliva).

   Derivatives

   • 1. salivation noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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