gustate
gustate verb: to taste; to have a relish for.
Verb
gustate (third-person singular simple present gustates, present participle gustating, simple past and past participle gustated)
- To taste; to have a relish for.
- These woful spirits, drenched with the sensuous elements of the life which they led on earth; selfish as they were then to the very inmost depths of their natures, rush with a reckless and gluttonous appetite into the tissues of unfortunately open constitutions, and exult in breathing, drinking in...1869, William Howitt, “Classical and Modern Notions of the Relations betwixt Matter and Spirit”, in The Spiritual Magazine, volume IV, London: James Burns, […], page 350
- Within gardens we have sat, / Gazing on a grassy plat, / With an ecstacy elate; / Gustating thy summer air, / With a joy we cannot share, / Looking on thy summer tree, / Offshoot of far Virgineé.1897, Elwin Vyne, “To the Old Year Passing”, in Gather’d Fragments: Poems, new edition, London: Bertram Dobell, […], page 140
Forms of gustate
| third-person singular present | gustates |
|---|---|
| present participle | gustating |
| past participle | gustated |
| past | gustated |
Origin of gustate
Borrowed from Latin gustātus, perfect passive participle of gustō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Questions about gustate
- What does gustate mean?
- Gustate means to taste; to have a relish for.
- What part of speech is gustate?
- Gustate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of gustate?
- The past tense of gustate is gustated.
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