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to savor

to savor

4 3.9
To give food a certain taste with spices or herbs
  • verb
  • /ˈseɪvər/
  • US
translation icon : saber a
  • As she sipped the rich wine, she could truly savor its complex flavors.
  • savor the flavor
  • savor the taste
  • savor the scent

Examples

  • The greater good pitch vanished the moment we discovered how best to cook and savor them.

    Blog text (2)

  • Slowly sip the warm liquid and savor the taste.

    Blog text (16)

  • For we shall suck and savor the sweet flavor of Dryland.

    Waterworld (1995)

  • He repeated the words slowly, seeming to turn them over in his mouth, the better to savor their taste.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • He was out there for a full ten minutes at the pump, searching, thinking; he then scooted back in and moseyed over to the stove to savor the sweet smell of the pot's contents.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • There were invisible cats to lure out of the bushes, flowers to admire, and aromas to savor as she let her eyes rove over the yard and the house.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Take a moment to savor the delicious taste of this homemade cake.

  • He wanted to savor each bite of his favorite meal slowly.

Synonyms

to taste
vsto savor
578 1.0

To have a flavor like sweet or bitter

also includes causing that mouth sensation, not only experiencing it
to flavor
vsto savor
  • US
73 1.9

To give food or drink a certain taste by adding spices

is broader because it also covers experiencing that mouth sensation

Surface Forms

savor infinitive
savored past
savored past participle
savoring present participle
savors third person singular

Etymology

Savor comes from the Latin sapor 'taste', and it can mean 'to give a taste' or a particular flavor to something. That's why herbs or spices can savor a dish by adding or changing its taste.