desalivate

[dee-sal-uh-veyt]

de·sal·i·vate

[dee-sal-uh-veyt]
verb (used with object), de·sal·i·vat·ed, de·sal·i·vat·ing.
to arrest the flow of saliva in (a human or other animal).

Origin:
1970–75; de- + saliv(a) + -ate1
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