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de⋅gust
[di-guhst] 
–verb (used with object)
| to taste or savor carefully or appreciatively. |
Also, de⋅gus⋅tate [di-guhs-teyt] .
[di-guhs-teyt] . Origin:
1615–25; < L dēgustāre to taste, try, equiv. to dē- de- + gustāre to taste (gust(us) a tasting + -āre inf. suffix)
1615–25; < L dēgustāre to taste, try, equiv. to dē- de- + gustāre to taste (gust(us) a tasting + -āre inf. suffix)
Related forms:
de⋅gus⋅ta⋅tion [dee-guh-stey-shuhn] , noun
[dee-guh-stey-shuhn] , noun
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| de·gust (dĭ-gŭst', dē-) tr.v. de·gust·ed, de·gust·ing, de·gusts To taste with relish; savor. [Latin dēgustāre : dē-, de- + gustāre, to taste; see geus- in Indo-European roots.] de'gus·ta'tion (dē'gŭ-stā'shən) n. |
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