different between salivary vs salivate

English

Etymology

saliva +? -ary

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sæl??v??i/

Adjective

salivary (not comparable)

1. Relating to saliva.

Derived terms

• salivary gland

Translations

Noun

salivary (plural salivaries)

1. A salivary gland.
   • 1914, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society (page 130)

     The most striking peculiarity, however, is the presence of a pair of glands (possibly aborted salivaries) apparently issuing from the posterior of the pharynx, and looking like the two ends of a clergyman's bands or cravat.

English

Etymology

From Latin salivatus, past participle of salivare (“to spit out, also salivate”), from saliva (“spittle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sæl?ve?t/

Verb

salivate (third-person singular simple present salivates, present participle salivating, simple past and past participle salivated)

1. (intransitive) To produce saliva.
2. (intransitive) To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.

   He's been salivating over the latest model sports car for a while now.

Related terms

• saliva
• salivary
• salivation

Translations

See also

• drool

Further reading

• salivate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• salivate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• salivate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• aestival, availest, æstival

Italian

Verb

salivate

1. second-person plural imperfect of salire
2. second-person plural present of salivare
3. second-person plural imperative of salivare

Anagrams

• esaltavi, lisavate, salviate

Latin

Verb

sal?v?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of sal?v?