olfact

verb

olfact

verb

Etymology From Latin olfactus, past participle of olfaciō (“smell”).

1

Rare To smell.

There is a Machiavelian plot, (Tho' ev'ry nare olfact it not)1663–1678, Samuel Butler, Hudibras

Synonyms: besmell, olfact, resent, scent, smell, snift
Related terms: nose, have smell
Hypernyms: perceive
Hyponyms: outsmell

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