Etymology

degustate

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Today it means: To taste or eat. Full definition →

Latin dēgustātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromdēgustātus
  2. English todaydegustate

First attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin dēgustātus, perfect passive participle of dēgustō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of degust.

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