Palated

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Characterized by having a specific taste or flavor
2. Relating to the sense of taste, particularly in regard to preference or evaluation
3. Describing the qualities of food or drink as appreciated through the taste buds

Etymology: "Palated" is the past form of "palate," so its history runs through the noun. The noun came into Middle English from Latin "palātum," the roof of the mouth, and that Latin word is perhaps of Etruscan origin. The sense of the noun as the organ of taste, which makes "palated" possible, developed from the physical roof of the mouth, the part that does the tasting. Used as a verb meaning to have a particular flavor, "palated" grows from that idea of taste being sensed through the palate, so a wine described as well-palated is one whose flavor is judged in the mouth. The word stays close to its anatomical root, which is why its meaning still turns on the physical act of tasting.

Synonyms: tasted, flavored, savored, experienced, perceived

Antonyms: ignored, overlooked, disregarded, missed, neglected