de·gust (dĭ-gŭst′, dē-) tr.v. de·gust·ed ,
de·gust·ing ,
de·gusts To taste with relish; savor.
de′gus·ta′tion (dē′gŭ-stā′shən) n.
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degust (dɪˈɡʌst ) or degustate vb (
tr )
rare to taste, esp with care or relish; savour
[C17: from Latin dēgustāre, from gustāre, from gustus a tasting, taste]
degustation n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
de•gust (dɪˈgʌst) v.t. to taste or savor carefully or appreciatively.
[1615–25; < Latin
dēgustāre to taste, try =
dē- de - +
gustāre to taste]
de•gus•ta•tion (ˌdi gʌˈsteɪ ʃən) n.
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degust Past participle: degustedGerund: degustingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I degust you degust he/she/it degusts we degust you degust they degust
Preterite I degusted you degusted he/she/it degusted we degusted you degusted they degusted
Present Continuous I am degusting you are degusting he/she/it is degusting we are degusting you are degusting they are degusting
Present Perfect I have degusted you have degusted he/she/it has degusted we have degusted you have degusted they have degusted
Past Continuous I was degusting you were degusting he/she/it was degusting we were degusting you were degusting they were degusting
Past Perfect I had degusted you had degusted he/she/it had degusted we had degusted you had degusted they had degusted
Future I will degust you will degust he/she/it will degust we will degust you will degust they will degust
Future Perfect I will have degusted you will have degusted he/she/it will have degusted we will have degusted you will have degusted they will have degusted
Future Continuous I will be degusting you will be degusting he/she/it will be degusting we will be degusting you will be degusting they will be degusting
Present Perfect Continuous I have been degusting you have been degusting he/she/it has been degusting we have been degusting you have been degusting they have been degusting
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been degusting you will have been degusting he/she/it will have been degusting we will have been degusting you will have been degusting they will have been degusting
Past Perfect Continuous I had been degusting you had been degusting he/she/it had been degusting we had been degusting you had been degusting they had been degusting
Conditional I would degust you would degust he/she/it would degust we would degust you would degust they would degust
Past Conditional I would have degusted you would have degusted he/she/it would have degusted we would have degusted you would have degusted they would have degusted
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. degust - taste with relish; "degust this wonderful soup"
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