Etymology

salivate

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Today it means: To produce saliva. Full definition →

Latin salivatus
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  1. Latin · derived fromsalivatus
  2. English todaysalivate

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

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