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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.
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Origin of manducate

1615–25; <Latin mandūcātus, past participle of mandūcāre to chew, eat, derivative of mandūcus glutton; see -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM manducate

man·du·ca·ble [man-joo-kuh-buhl], /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 forms of manducate

manducation, nounmanducatory, adjective

Word Origin for manducate

C17: from Latin mandūcāre to chew
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