About The Word Masticate
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Masticate
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What's The Definition Of Masticate?
[v] chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
[v] grind and knead; "masticate rubber" Synonyms | Synonyms for Masticate: chew | jaw | manducate Related Terms | Find terms related to Masticate: bite | bruise | champ | chaw | chew | chew the cud | chew up | chomp | chump | crunch | crush | gnash | gnaw | grind | gum | macerate | mash | mouth | mumble | munch | nibble | pulp | pulpify | ruminate | scrunch | smash | squash See Also | champ | chaw | chomp | crunch | gnaw | grate | grind | gum | knead | mumble | munch | work Masticate In Webster's Dictionary \Mas"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masticated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Masticating}.] [L. masticatus, p. p. of
masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See {Mastic}.]
To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for
swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
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