"degustate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: degustates [present, singular, third-person], degustating [participle, present], degustated [participle, past], degustated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin degusto, degustatus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|degusto|degusto, degustatus}} Latin degusto, degustatus Head templates: {{en-verb}} degustate (third-person singular simple present degustates, present participle degustating, simple past and past participle degustated)
  1. (transitive, rare, obsolete) To taste or eat. Tags: obsolete, rare, transitive Related terms: degustation, degust
    Sense id: en-degustate-en-verb-O~zzeAnI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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