salivate

2 definitions found

salivate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

salivate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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: salivate, drool]