Definition of salivate
salivated
;salivating
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Examples of salivate in a Sentence
The smell alone was enough to make me salivate.
She was salivating at the prospect of traveling to Europe.
Circa 1706
First Known Use of salivate
circa 1706
SALIVATE Defined for English Language Learners
salivate
playDefinition of salivate for English Language Learners
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: to have a lot of saliva produced in your mouth because you see or smell food that you want to eat
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: to have great interest in or desire for something
SALIVATE Defined for Kids
salivate
Definition of salivate for Students
salivated
;salivating
: to produce or secrete saliva especially in large amounts
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