Hypertext Webster Gateway: "salivate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
salivate
v 1: produce saliva; "We salivated when he described the great
meal"
2: be envious, desire, or extremely happy about something; "She
was salivating over the raise she anticipated" [syn: {drool}]
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