salivate vs covet

salivate and covet both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
salivate	No	No	Yes	No
covet	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, covet is a hypernym of salivate; that is, covet is a word with a broader meaning than salivate:

salivate: be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
covet: wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)

salivate (verb)	covet (verb)
produce saliva	wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something