taste

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verb transitive

P. and V. γεύεσθαι (gen.), P. ἀπογεύεσθαι (gen.).

of things, to taste sweet: use P. and V. ἡδέως ἔχειν.

Met., have a taste of, experience: P. and V. γεύεσθαι (gen.).

to have had a taste of: P. and V. γεγεῦσθαι (gen.), πεπειρᾶσθαι (gen.) (perf. infin. mid. of πειρᾶν) (Eur., Fragment), P. διαπεπειρᾶσθαι (gen.) (perf. infin. mid. of διαπειρᾶν).

substantive

P. γεῦσις, ἡ (Aristotle).

tongue: P. and V. γλῶσσα, ἡ (Plato, Theaetetus 159D).

the sense of taste: P. ἡ διὰ τῆς γλώσσης δύναμις (Plato, Theaetetus 185C).

that which is tasted: Ar. and V. γεῦμα, τό (Eur., Cyclops).

give taste of: P. and V. γεύειν (τινά τινος).

to one's taste: use P. and V. κατὰ γνώμην, Ar. and P. κατὰ νοῦν.

elegance: P. and V. χάρις, ἡ.

culture: P. τὸ φιλόκαλον.

have a taste for: P. εὐφυής εἶναι (εἰς, acc. or πρός, acc.).

in good taste, adj.: Ar. and P. ἐμμελής.

in bad taste: P. and V. πλημμελής.

lacking in taste: P. ἀπειρόκαλος.