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DEGUST
degust
(verb) taste with relish; “degust this wonderful soup”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
degust (third-person singular simple present degusts, present participle degusting, simple past and past participle degusted)
To taste carefully to fully appreciate it.
To savour
Anagrams
• deguts, gusted
Source: Wiktionary
De*gust", v. t. Etym: [L. degustare: cf. F. déguster. See Gust to taste.]
Definition: To taste. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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