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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

salivate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈsæləveɪt/ (US)
  • /ˈsælɪveɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To produce saliva.
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.
    • He's been salivating over the latest model sports car for a while now.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
salivating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
salivated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
salivated Tense=Past lexicographic
salivates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

salivator · desalivate · hypersalivate · salivatingly · unsalivated

Relateds

saliva · salivation · drool · salivary

Synonyms

water

Translations (44)

es salivar (to produce saliva) · ca salivar (to produce saliva) · it salivare (to produce saliva) · hu nyáladzik (to produce saliva) · fr saliver (to show eager anticipation) · ro saliva (to produce saliva) · nl watertanden (to show eager anticipation) · it sbavare (to produce saliva) · de keifen (to show eager anticipation) · ru истекать слюной (to show eager anticipation) · de speicheln (to produce saliva) · mi mōwaiwai (to produce saliva) · it sbavare (to show eager anticipation) · es ensalivar (to produce saliva) · nl kwijlen (to produce saliva) · sv dregla (to show eager anticipation) · pl ślinić się (to show eager anticipation) · sv dregla (to produce saliva) · kmr tif kirin (to produce saliva) · wa gleter (to produce saliva) · ru вызыва́ть слюнотечение (to produce saliva) · eo salivi (to produce saliva) · pl wydzielać ślinę (to produce saliva) · ru заслюня́вить (to produce saliva) · ru наслюня́вить (to produce saliva) · ru слюня́вить (to produce saliva) · de sabbern (to produce saliva) · bg отделям слюнка (to produce saliva) · wa blefer (to produce saliva) · de geifern (to show eager anticipation) · bg точа се (to show eager anticipation) · fr baver (to show eager anticipation) · is slefa (to produce saliva) · sv salivera (to produce saliva) · pt salivar (to produce saliva) · ru выделя́ть слюну (to produce saliva) · hy թքարտադրել (to produce saliva) · mi koe (to produce saliva) · ro saliva (to show eager anticipation) · pl ślinić się (to produce saliva) · bg чакам с нетърпение (to show eager anticipation) · cs slinit (to produce saliva) · fr saliver (to produce saliva) · de geifern (to produce saliva)