appetize
Make someone hungry
Appetize means to stimulate or whet the appetite, to make someone hungry or eager for food.
The word is rare—its derivatives appetizing and appetizer do the heavy lifting in English: The smell of garlic appetized us before dinner.
More often you'll encounter appetizing aromas or an appetizer course.
Make cutting edge keener
- temptDraw toward wrongdoing
- enticeAttract by offering appeal
- tantalizeTease with unreachable things
- teaseMock playfully
arouse · awaken · stir · pique · excite · stimulate · provoke · trigger
Need for nourishment
hanker · thirst · ache · peckish · ravenous · famished · voracious · eager
Pleasant distinctive smell
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
- scentAirborne odor detected
- smellOlfactory perception
- sizzleSound of frying
savory · umami · flavor · palate · taste · mouthfeel · zest · tangy
whet
Make cutting edge keener
tease · arouse · awaken · stir · pique · excite · stimulate · provoke · trigger · spark
hunger
Need for nourishment
long · hanker · thirst · ache · peckish · ravenous · famished · voracious · eager · anticipate
aroma
Pleasant distinctive smell
sizzle · savory · umami · flavor · palate · taste · mouthfeel · zest · tangy · spicy
hors-d'oeuvres
Small appetizers served before meals
- amuse-boucheComplimentary chef's tasting bite
- starterInitiator of action
- canapéTopped bite-sized appetizer
tapas · mezze · antipasto · crudités · bruschetta · tasting · sampler · nibbles
- loss of appetiteReduced urge to eat
- sexual appetiteDesire for physical intimacy
- whet the appetite
- insatiable appetiteDesire that cannot satisfy
- poor appetiteReduced desire for food
- fried appetizer
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