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desalivate

[ dee-sal-uh-veyt ]

verb (used with object)

, de·sal·i·vat·ed, de·sal·i·vat·ing.
  1. to arrest the flow of saliva in (a human or other animal).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of desalivate1

First recorded in 1970–75; de- + saliv(a) + -ate 1

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