taste
verb (used with object)
to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth.
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The tasteable substances must be in solution in order to penetrate the pits and get to the sensitive tips of the taste cells.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Robert S. Woodworth