salivate
(verb) produce saliva; “We salivated when he described the great meal”
salivate, drool
(verb) be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something; “She was salivating over the raise she anticipated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
salivate (third-person singular simple present salivates, present participle salivating, simple past and past participle salivated)
(intransitive) To produce saliva.
(intransitive) To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.
• aestival, availest, æstival
Source: Wiktionary
Sal"i*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Salivated; p. pr. & vb. n. Salivating.] Etym: [L. salivatus, p.p. of salivare to salivate. See Saliva.]
Definition: To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury. over.; as, salivate over the prospects of high profits from an enterprise.
Note: Probably influenced by the experiments of Pavlov, who trained dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell, by previously ringing the bell immediately prior to feeding them.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
