Săl'i-vāte, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. SALIVATED; p. pr. & vb. n. SALIVATING.] [Lat. salivare, salivatum, It. salivare, Sp. salivar, Fr. saliver. See SALIVA.] (Med.) To produce an abnormal secretion of saliva, as by the use of mercury; to produce ptyalism.