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Salivate

//ˈsælɪveɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To produce saliva. intransitive
  2. 2
    produce saliva wordnet
  3. 3
    To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something. figuratively, intransitive

    "He's been salivating over the latest model sports car for a while now."

  4. 4
    be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something wordnet

Etymology

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

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