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manducate

[ man-joo-keyt ]
/ ˈmæn dʒʊˌkeɪt /
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verb (used with object), man·du·cat·ed, man·du·cat·ing. Archaic.

to chew; masticate; eat.

RELATED WORDS

chomp, bite, gnaw, nibble, gnash, munch, grind, masticate, chump, champ, crunch, scrunch, rend, gum, gulp, dispatch, chaw, ruminate

Nearby words

  1. mandrake,
  2. mandrel,
  3. mandrill,
  4. mandrin,
  5. manducable,
  6. mandyas,
  7. mane,
  8. maneb,
  9. maned wolf,
  10. manege

Origin of manducate

1615–25; < Latin mandūcātus, past participle of mandūcāre to chew, eat, derivative of mandūcus glutton; see -ate1
Related formsman·du·ca·ble [man-joo-kuh-buh l] /ˈmæn dʒʊ kə bəl/, adjectiveman·du·ca·tion, nounman·du·ca·to·ry [man-joo-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈmæn dʒʊ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for manducate

manducate

/ (ˈmændjʊˌkeɪt) /

verb

(tr) literary to eat or chew
Derived Formsmanducation, nounmanducatory, adjective

Word Origin for manducate

C17: from Latin mandūcāre to chew
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