olfact

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verb

To smell.

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besmellresentscentsmellsnift
OriginLatin olfactus →
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Meanings

verbolfact (third-person singular simple present olfacts, present participle olfacting, simple past and past participle olfacted)

present singular third person olfacts · participle present olfacting · participle past olfacted · past olfacted

  1. raretransitiveTo smell.

    There is a Machiavelian plot, (Tho' ev'ry nare olfact it not)

    1663–1678, Samuel Butler, Hudibras

    Synonyms: besmell, resent, scent, smell, snift

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo smell.

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besmellresentscentsmellsnift

Origin

  1. Latinolfactus
  2. Englisholfact

From Latin olfactus, past participle of olfaciō (“smell”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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