appetize

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verb

To whet the appetite.

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Meanings

verbappetize (third-person singular simple present appetizes, present participle appetizing, simple past and past participle appetized)

present singular third person appetizes · participle present appetizing · participle past appetized · past appetized · alternative appetise

  1. rareTo whet the appetite.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
want

Origin

Back-formation from appetizing.

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Cite this entry
APA

appetize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appetize

MLA

“appetize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appetize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appetize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appetize.

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