Salivate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Salivate \Sal"i*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salivated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Salivating}.] [L. salivatus, p. p. of salivare to
     salivate. See {Saliva}.]
     To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce
     salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  salivate
       v 1: produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great
            meal"
       2: be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about
          something; "She was salivating over the raise she
          anticipated" [syn: {drool}]