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View synonyms for masticate
masticate
[ mas-ti-keyt ]
verb (used with or without object)
, mas·ti·cat·ed, mas·ti·cat·ing.
- to chew.
- to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading, as rubber.
masticate
/ ˈmæstɪˌkeɪt /
verb
- to chew (food)
- to reduce (materials such as rubber) to a pulp by crushing, grinding, or kneading
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Derived Forms
- ˌmastiˈcation, noun
- ˈmastiˌcator, noun
- ˈmasticable, adjective
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Other Words From
- mas·ti·ca·ble [mas, -ti-k, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- mas·ti·ca·tion [mas-ti-, key, -sh, uh, n] noun
- mas·ti·ca·tor noun
- half-mas·ti·cat·ed adjective
- re·mas·ti·cate verb remasticated remasticating
- un·mas·ti·cat·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of masticate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of masticate1
C17: from Late Latin masticāre, from Greek mastikhan to grind the teeth
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Example Sentences
Remember, however, that the saliva aids the teeth greatly, especially when you masticate your food slowly.
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The child will then have sixteen teeth with which it can properly masticate soft solid food.
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Next night eat one or two dry crackers; chew them slowly, masticate them thoroughly until you can swallow easily.
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Thoroughly masticate the food, and well salivate it before swallowing.
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I turn my back to the increasing warmth while trying to masticate a stringy piece of meat and some elastic-like bread.
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