manducate

[man-joo-keyt]

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

manducated, manducating 

1. to chew; masticate; eat.

manducate

/ ˈmændjʊˌkeɪt /

verb

1. literary,  (tr) to eat or chew

Other Word Forms

• manducable adjective
• manducation noun
• manducatory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of manducate¹

1615–25; < Latin mandūcātus, past participle of mandūcāre to chew, eat, derivative of mandūcus glutton; -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of manducate¹

C17: from Latin mandūcāre to chew

Example Sentences

Manducate, man′dū-kāt, v.t. to chew or eat.—adj.

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Audite Audiendo & manducate bonam.

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Be not these the words of Christ, 'Accipite, manducate?'

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Accipite, et manducate ex hoc omnes.

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Related Words

• bite 
• chomp 
• gnaw 
• nibble