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salivated

salivated is the simple past and past participle of salivate.

Meaning of salivate

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To produce saliva.
    Synonyms:
    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.

Questions about salivated

What is salivated the simple past and past participle of?
Salivated is the simple past and past participle of salivate.

Words near salivated in the dictionary

  1. salivary
  2. salivary gland
  3. salivary glands
  4. salivas
  5. salivate
  6. salivated
  7. salivates
  8. salivating
  9. salivatingly
  10. salivation
  11. salivations

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