vi. 分泌唾液, 流涎

vt. 使分泌唾液

[医] 使流涎, 流涎

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.
v. i.

1. To produce saliva, esp. in excess.

2. To drool.

3. (Fig.) To anticipate keenly with pleasure, as though
salivating at the expectation of a delicious meal. Used
often with 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.