salivate
UK/ˈsælɪveɪt//ˈsæləveɪt/
salivate verb: to produce saliva.
Verb
salivate (third-person singular simple present salivates, present participle salivating, simple past and past participle salivated)
- To produce saliva.
- Synonyms:
- water
- To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.
- He's been salivating over the latest model sports car for a while now.
salivate meaning in Tamil and Urdu
salivate in Tamil
- எச்சில் ஊறுதல், உமிழ்நீர் ஊறச் செய், எச்சில் வடி, சொள்ளு விடு, ஆவலுறு, துடி
salivate in Urdu
- رال بہنا, رال ٹپکنا
Synonyms of salivate
Forms of salivate
| third-person singular present | salivates |
|---|---|
| present participle | salivating |
| past participle | salivated |
| past | salivated |
Origin of salivate
From Latin salivatus, past participle of salivare (“to spit out, also salivate”), from saliva (“spittle”).
Words formed from salivate
Questions about salivate
- What does salivate mean?
- Salivate means to produce saliva.
- What is salivate in Tamil?
- Salivate in Tamil is எச்சில் ஊறுதல், உமிழ்நீர் ஊறச் செய், எச்சில் வடி. See Salivate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is salivate?
- Salivate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce salivate?
- Salivate is pronounced /ˈsælɪveɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of salivate?
- The past tense of salivate is salivated.
Words near salivate in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: salivate (page history and authors); salivate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); salivate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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