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語源

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

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈsælɪveɪt/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈsæləveɪt/

動詞

salivate (third-person singular simple present salivates, present participle salivating, simple past and past participle salivated)

1. (intransitive) To produce saliva.

   Synonym: (refers to the mouth) water

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.

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参考

• drool

Further reading

• “salivate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “salivate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “salivate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• aestival, availest, æstival