sa·vor (sā'vər)
n.

1. The taste or smell of something.
2. A specific taste or smell. See synonyms at taste.
3. A distinctive quality or sensation: enjoying the savor of victory.

v., -vored, -vor·ing, -vors.

v.intr.

1. To have a particular taste or smell: a dish that savors of curry.
2. To exhibit a specified quality or characteristic; smack: postures that savored of vanity.

v.tr.

1. To impart flavor or scent to; season: savored the bland soup with salt.
2. To taste or smell, especially with pleasure: savored each morsel of the feast.
3. To appreciate fully; enjoy or relish: I want to savor this great moment of accomplishment.

[Middle English savour, from Old French, from Latin sapor, from sapere, to taste.]

savorer sa'vor·er n.
savorous sa'vor·ous adj.

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