Home › Words › D › degustatedegustatedegustate means to taste or eat.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, degustate ranks #14,602 of 42,791 for Qualifying.EtymologyFirst attested in 1599; borrowed from Latin dēgustātus, perfect passive participle of dēgustō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of degust.verbTo taste or eat.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.degust 84% match — To taste carefully to fully appreciate something; to savour vs degustate →degustation 79% match — tasting, especially as a form of careful appreciation vs degustate →gustate 78% match — To taste; to have a relish for. vs degustate →gustatious 68% match — Of or relating to eating or tasting. vs degustate →delibate 68% match — To taste; to take a sip of. vs degustate →gustable 65% match — Having a taste; capable of being tasted. vs degustate →tasting 65% match — A small amount of food or drink. vs degustate →pregustation 63% match — The act of tasting something beforehand; foretaste. vs degustate →