degustate,v.rare.|dɪˈgʌsteɪt| [f. L. dēgustāt-, ppl. stem of dēgustāre: see prec.] =prec. 1599A. M. tr.Gabelhouer's Bk. Physicke 85/2 When as we can not digustate ether Meate, or Drincke.1831T. L. Peacock Crotchet Castle iv. (1887) 56 Which gave the divine an opportunity to degustate one or two side dishes.