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語源

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

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈsælɪveɪt/

動詞

salivate (三人称単数 現在形 salivates, 現在分詞 salivating, 過去形および過去分詞形 salivated)

1. (intransitive) To produce saliva.
2. (intransitive) To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.

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

関連する語

• saliva
• salivary
• salivation

参考

• drool

Further reading

• “salivate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “salivate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• salivate at OneLook Dictionary Search

アナグラム

• aestival, availest, æstival

Latin

動詞

salīvāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of salīvō