salivate
1 synonym for salivate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To make saliva in the mouth.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Comes from Latin salivatus, the past participle of salivare (“to spit out, also salivate”), from saliva (“spittle”).
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