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savour

sa·vour

UK/ˈseɪvə/ US/ˈseɪvəɹ/ uncommon archaic obsolete rare uk
noun (1) verb (4)

noun

1.

verb

1.

have flavor; taste of something

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2.

give taste to

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3.

taste appreciatively

  • “savor the soup”
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4.

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

  • “She relished her fame and basked in her glory”
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Origin

From Middle English savouren, savour, from Anglo-Norman savorer, savourer, Middle French savorer, savourer, and Old French savorer, savourer (modern French savourer), from Late Latin sapōrāre, the present active infinitive of sapōrō (“to give flavour, make tasty; to give pleasure”), from Latin sapor (see etymology 1) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).

Phrases

  • savour of

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