What does salivate mean?
Definitions for salivate
ˈsæl əˌveɪtsali·vate
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Princeton's WordNet
salivateverb
produce saliva
"We salivated when he described the great meal"
salivate, droolverb
be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
"She was salivating over the raise she anticipated"
Wiktionary
salivateverb
To produce saliva.
salivateverb
To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.
He's been salivating over the latest model sports car for awhile now.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Salivateverb
To purge by the salival glands.
Etymology: from saliva, Latin.
She was prepossessed with the scandal of salivating, and went out of town. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
Wikipedia
salivate
Saliva (commonly referred to as spit) is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth. In humans, saliva is around 99% water, plus electrolytes, mucus, white blood cells, epithelial cells (from which DNA can be extracted), enzymes (such as lipase and amylase), antimicrobial agents (such as secretory IgA, and lysozymes).The enzymes found in saliva are essential in beginning the process of digestion of dietary starches and fats. These enzymes also play a role in breaking down food particles entrapped within dental crevices, thus protecting teeth from bacterial decay. Saliva also performs a lubricating function, wetting food and permitting the initiation of swallowing, and protecting the oral mucosa from drying out.Various animal species have special uses for saliva that go beyond predigestion. Some swifts use their gummy saliva to build nests. Aerodramus nests form the basis of bird's nest soup. Cobras, vipers, and certain other members of the venom clade hunt with venomous saliva injected by fangs. Some caterpillars produce silk fiber from silk proteins stored in modified salivary glands (which are unrelated to the vertebrate ones).
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salivate
Salivate is a verb that refers to the process or action of producing or secreting saliva from the salivary glands in the mouth. This typically occurs in response to the presence or thought of food.
Webster Dictionary
Salivateverb
to produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury
Salivateverb
to produce saliva, esp. in excess
Etymology: [L. salivatus, p. p. of salivare to salivate. See Saliva.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of salivate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of salivate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of salivate in a Sentence
Pleasant food aromas stimulate an involuntary physiological reaction : the mouth will salivate and the stomach will contract, mimicking hunger pangs.
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- slinitCzech
- sabbern, geifern, keifen, speichelnGerman
- salivarSpanish
- baver, saliverFrench
- nyáladzikHungarian
- slefaIcelandic
- sbavare, salivareItalian
- tif kirinKurdish
- wydzielać ślinę, ślinić sięPolish
- salivaRomanian
- [[вызывать]] [[слюнотечение]], [[выделять]] [[слюну]]Russian
- dreglaSwedish
- ทำให้น้ำลายออกThai
- gleter, bleferWalloon
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