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masticate (verb)

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  • masticate — ► VERB ▪ chew (food). DERIVATIVES mastication noun. ORIGIN Latin masticare, from Greek mastikhan grind the teeth …   English terms dictionary

  • masticate — verb strong jaws enable them to masticate the bones of their prey Syn: chew, munch, champ, chomp, crunch, eat; formal manducate …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • masticate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Late Latin masticatus, past participle of masticare, from Greek mastichan to gnash the teeth; akin to Greek masasthai to chew more at mandible Date: 1562 transitive verb 1. to grind or crush (food) with or as if… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • masticate — verb /ˈmæstɪkeɪt/ a) To chew (food). The cow stood, quietly masticating its cud. b) To grind or knead something into a pulp …   Wiktionary

  • masticate — verb (I, T) technical to chew (=crush food between the teeth) mastication noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • masticate — UK [ˈmæstɪkeɪt] / US [ˈmæstɪˌkeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms masticate : present tense I/you/we/they masticate he/she/it masticates present participle masticating past tense masticated past participle masticated to chew (= crush… …   English dictionary

  • masticate — [[t]mæ̱stɪkeɪt[/t]] masticates, masticating, masticated VERB When you masticate food, you chew it. [FORMAL] [V n] Her mouth was working, as if she was masticating some tasty titbit... Don t gulp everything down without masticating. Derived words …   English dictionary

  • masticate — [c]/ˈmæstəkeɪt / (say mastuhkayt) verb (masticated, masticating) –verb (t) 1. to chew. 2. to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading, as rubber. –verb (i) 3. to chew on something. 4. to reduce a substance, such as rubber, to a pulp by crushing… …  

  • masticate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. gnaw, nibble, chew up; see bite 1 , chew , eat 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To bite and grind with the teeth: champ, chew, chomp, chump2, crump, crunch, munch. Regional: chaw. See MOUTH …   English dictionary for students

  • masticate — mas|ti|cate [ mæstı,keıt ] verb intransitive or transitive TECHNICAL to CHEW (=crush food between your teeth) ╾ mas|ti|ca|tion [ ,mæstı keıʃn ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • masticate — [ mastɪkeɪt] verb chew (food). Derivatives mastication noun masticator noun masticatory adjective Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as mastication): from late L. masticat , masticare chew , from Gk mastikhan gnash the teeth …   English new terms dictionary

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