taste

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taste[1,verb] taste[2,noun] acquired taste taste bud

Main Entry: ¹taste
Pronunciation: 'tAst
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): tast·ed; tast·ing
Etymology: Middle English, to touch, test, taste, from Anglo-French taster, from Vulgar Latin *taxitare, frequentative of Latin taxare to touch, feel -- more at TAX
transitive verb
1 : to become acquainted with by experience <has tasted the frustration of defeat>
2 : to ascertain the flavor of by taking a little into the mouth
3 : to eat or drink especially in small quantities
4 : to perceive or recognize as if by the sense of taste
5 archaic : APPRECIATE, ENJOY
intransitive verb
1 : to eat or drink a little
2 : to test the flavor of something by taking a small part into the mouth
3 : to have perception, experience, or enjoyment : PARTAKE -- often used with of
4 : to have a specific flavor <the apple tastes sour>