insalivate, v.
(ɪnˈsælɪveɪt)
[in-2; see salivate.]
1. trans. To mix or impregnate (food) with saliva.
| 1855 Bain Senses & Int. ii. iv. §22 (1864) 298 We may have a profuse salivation, containing very little of the material that avails for insalivating the food. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 401 Food..should be thoroughly masticated and insalivated before it is swallowed. |
2. To moisten with saliva.
| 1884 Fortn. Rev. Dec. 807 After experimenting by insalivating fresh subjects..in no single instance was the disease transmitted. |