Palate /(?)/

Pal·ate

Palate

n.
  1. The roof of the mouth. (Anat.)
  2. Relish; taste; liking; -- a sense originating in the mistaken notion that the palate is the organ of taste.
    Hard task! to hit the palate of such guests.
  3. Mental relish; intellectual taste. Fig.:
  4. A projection in the throat of such flowers as the snapdragon. (Bot.)

Palate

v. t.
  1. To perceive by the taste. [Obs.]