olfact

English

Etymology

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

Verb

olfact (third-person singular simple present olfacts, present participle olfacting, simple past and past participle olfacted)

1. (transitive, rare) To smell.
   • 1663–1678, Samuel Butler, Hudibras:

     There is a Machiavelian plot,
     (Tho' ev'ry nare olfact it not)