Salivate
Pronunciation : Sal"i*vate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. salivatus, p.p. of salivare to salivate. See Saliva.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Salivated; p. pr. & vb. n. Salivating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913