Meaning

1 senses

  1. (nonstandard)To relish; to find palatable.

Examples

17 sentences

  1. He has a good palate for wine.

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  2. This wine is pleasing to the palate.

    deDieser Wein ist eine Gaumenfreude. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. He smacked his tongue against his palate.

    ruОн причмокнул языком к нёбу. — RusVictoric1993

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  4. He was indeed all palate and all belly.

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  5. Tom bought a palate of mac and cheese.

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Origin

From Middle English palate, from Latin palātum (“roof of the mouth, palate”), perhaps of E

From Middle English palate, from Latin palātum (“roof of the mouth, palate”), perhaps of Etruscan origin.

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Forms

palates, palating, palated, palated
Base formpalate · to palate
3rd person singularpalates
Present participlepalating
Past simplepalated
Past participlepalated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypalate
he, she, itpalates

Past simpleLesson

all personspalated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave palated
he, she, ithas palated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill palate

Synonyms

1 synonyms
stomachA2

Word family

1 related words
DerivedpalatableC2

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
palaceA1paladinpalatableC2palazzopaleB1
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