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savoring

[sey-ver] Origin

sa·vor

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noun
1.
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
2.
a particular taste or smell.
3.
distinctive quality or property.
4.
power to excite or interest.
5.
Archaic. repute.
verb (used without object)
6.
to have savor, taste, or odor.
7.
to exhibit the peculiar characteristics; smack (often followed by of): His business practices savor of greed.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
verb (used with object)
8.
to give a savor to; season; flavor.
9.
to perceive by taste or smell, especially with relish: to savor the garden's odors.
10.
to give oneself to the enjoyment of: to savor the best in life.
Also, especially British, sa·vour.


Origin:
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English sav(o)ur < Old French savour < Latin sapōrem, accusative of sapor taste, derivative of sapere to taste (compare sapient); (v.) Middle English sav(o)uren < Old French savourer < Late Latin sapōrāre, derivative of sapor

sa·vor·er, noun
sa·vor·ing·ly, adverb
sa·vor·less, adjective
sa·vor·ous, adjective
out·sa·vor, verb (used with object)
EXPAND
un·sa·vored, adjective
COLLAPSE

savior, savor, savory.


1. relish, smack; odor, scent, fragrance. See taste.


See -or1.

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savor
early 13c., from O.Fr. savour, from L. saporem (nom. sapor) "taste, flavor," related to sapere "to have a flavor" (see sapient). The verb (c.1300) is from O.Fr. savourer, from L.L. saporare, from L. sapor.
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