Fletcherize

or fletch·er·ize

[ flech-uh-rahyz ]

verb (used with or without object),Fletch·er·ized, Fletch·er·iz·ing.
  1. to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.

  2. to consider deliberately; meditate thoroughly on; chew over: The two extra months at sea gave him an insight into a great business, and he had the time to fletcherize his ideas.

Origin of Fletcherize

1
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; see Fletcherism, -ize
  • Also especially British, Fletch·er·ise .

Words Nearby Fletcherize

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How to use Fletcherize in a sentence

  • At first people who Fletcherize or chew their food perfectly, usually lose weight.

    How to Eat | Thomas Clark Hinkle
  • Eat slowly, Fletcherize each mouthful, it will reduce you, give you a new taste of flavors not known to the glutton.

    Supreme Personality | Delmer Eugene Croft
  • Women must learn to Fletcherize freedom if it is not to give them indigestion of purpose.

    The Tinder-Box | Maria Thompson Daviess
  • The raffish mongrel was apparently endeavouring to Fletcherize a complete stranger of the Sealyham family.

    The Adventures of Sally | P. G. Wodehouse
  • The two extra months at sea gave him an insight into a great business, and he had the time to Fletcherize his ideas.